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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

48907, 2021-059AE

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Space Development Agency (US)

Manufacturer

Astro Digital

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor

Mass

23 kg wet, 23 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-30 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 MANDRAKE 2 ABLE
1 48907U 21059AE  26094.48540280  .00032153  00000-0  53305-3 0  9990
2 48907  97.7049 278.8123 0004337 255.9166 104.1603 15.52081452265683

Epoch: 2026-04-04T11:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T11:38:58.801Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-88.73719°

Altitude

414.496 km

Speed

7.662 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 35m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:57:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

410.529 km

Perigee altitude

404.643 km

Semi-major axis

6,785.723 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.7049°

RAAN

278.8123°

Arg. of periapsis

255.9166°

True anomaly

104.20848°

Mean anomaly

104.1603°

Eccentric anomaly

104.18439°

Mean motion

3.88284 °/min

Orbital period

92.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00053305

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

QMR-KWT, 48943 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-110, 48899 (Decayed)

HAWK-3C, 48948

KSF1-C, 48942 (Decayed)

HAWK-3B, 48931

TROPICS PATHFINDER, 48901 (Decayed)

YAM-3, 48915

NAPA-2, 48963

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958

SPACEBEE-97, 48946 (Decayed)

GHALIB, 48962 (Decayed)

PACE-1, 48909

LEMUR 2 CARLSANTAMARI, 48959 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-96, 48934 (Decayed)

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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-04-05 12:31:35.715Z	183.228° SSW	2026-04-05 12:34:35.715Z	259.401° W	37.035°	2026-04-05 12:37:35.715Z	336.102° NNW
4 mins	2026-04-06 01:21:35.715Z	351.027° N	2026-04-06 01:22:35.715Z	313.539° NW	38.669°	2026-04-06 01:25:35.715Z	207.049° SW

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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T11:38:58.801Z)

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

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