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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

US

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 MANDRAKE 2 ABLE
1 48907U 21059AE  26251.16610039  .00025150  00000-0  33423-3 0  9998
2 48907  97.6999  87.4845 0005512  56.9013 303.2770 15.58183043290036

Epoch: 2026-09-08T03:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T03:59:11.073Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

40.45195°

Altitude

394.002 km

Speed

7.675 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 49m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

06:26:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

393.574 km

Perigee altitude

386.113 km

Semi-major axis

6,767.981 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.6999°

RAAN

87.4845°

Arg. of periapsis

56.9013°

True anomaly

303.22417°

Mean anomaly

303.277°

Eccentric anomaly

303.25059°

Mean motion

3.89811 °/min

Orbital period

92.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00033423

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

STARLINK-3004, 48880 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X15, 48917 (Decayed)

ARTHUR-1, 48953 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X12, 48914 (Decayed)

YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X11, 48918 (Decayed)

DEMO8(TENZING), 48951

FARADAY_PHOENIX, 48924 (Decayed)

DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960 (Decayed)

TYVAK-0173, 48892

W-CUBE, 48965 (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	2026-09-09 02:06:37.553Z	10.797° NNE	2026-09-09 02:09:37.553Z	291.213° WNW	83.561°	2026-09-09 02:12:37.553Z	195.363° SSW

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