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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

48908, 2021-059AF

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 (4 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 MANDRAKE 2 BAKER
1 48908U 21059AF  25355.73922178  .00019488  00000-0  35048-3 0  9998
2 48908  97.6960 169.9146 0003367 277.4052  82.6816 15.49887481249720

Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:44:28.761Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

173.24742°

Altitude

419.886 km

Speed

7.659 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 39s

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

18:59:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.281 km

Perigee altitude

411.707 km

Semi-major axis

6,792.131 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.696°

RAAN

169.9146°

Arg. of periapsis

277.4052°

True anomaly

82.71987°

Mean anomaly

82.6816°

Eccentric anomaly

82.70074°

Mean motion

3.87734 °/min

Orbital period

92.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00035048

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

LEMUR 2 ANNABANANA, 48923 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3005, 48881

SPACEBEE-103, 48888 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-7, 48889 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-95, 48945 (Decayed)

DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 (Decayed)

FARADAY_PHOENIX, 48924

ASTROCAST-0203, 48955

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960

CENTAURI-4 (TYVAK-0211), 48898 (Decayed)

QMR-KWT, 48943 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-101, 48884 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-23 11:43:12.403Z	154.962° SSE	2025-12-23 11:45:12.403Z	60.193° ENE	42.691°	2025-12-23 11:48:12.403Z	353.084° N

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