MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
23 kg wet, 23 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 MANDRAKE 2 BAKER
1 48908U 21059AF 25260.99787244 .00017867 00000-0 38604-3 0 9994
2 48908 97.6970 69.1632 0004198 246.7329 113.3477 15.44572755235079Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:56:56.178Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
72.76334°
Altitude
436.883 km
Speed
7.649 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 36m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:17:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
432.438 km
Perigee altitude
426.722 km
Semi-major axis
6,807.717 km
Eccentricity
0.00042
Inclination
97.697°
RAAN
69.1632°
Arg. of periapsis
246.7329°
True anomaly
113.39186°
Mean anomaly
113.3477°
Eccentric anomaly
113.36978°
Mean motion
3.86403 °/min
Orbital period
93.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00038604
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MANDRAKE 2 BAKER 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-19 11:51:17.787Z | 216.916° SW | 2025-09-19 11:52:17.787Z | 245.087° WSW | 26.365° | 2025-09-19 11:55:17.787Z | 322.929° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-20 00:43:17.787Z | 331.16° NNW | 2025-09-20 00:44:17.787Z | 301.66° NW | 26.87° | 2025-09-20 00:47:17.787Z | 225.992° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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