PACE-1, 48909
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PACE-1, 48909 is a payload satellite owned by ARC (US) 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
ARC
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 PACE-1
1 48909U 21059AG 25340.01911149 .00050630 00000-0 69751-3 0 9992
2 48909 97.6820 155.1109 0003028 315.3416 44.7594 15.57082642247547Epoch: 2025-12-06T00:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T00:27:31.232Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
73.17791°
Altitude
397.781 km
Speed
7.673 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 20m 26s
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
01:03:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
395.085 km
Perigee altitude
390.984 km
Semi-major axis
6,771.171 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
97.682°
RAAN
155.1109°
Arg. of periapsis
315.3416°
True anomaly
44.78384°
Mean anomaly
44.7594°
Eccentric anomaly
44.77162°
Mean motion
3.89536 °/min
Orbital period
92.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00069751
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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.PACE-1 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-07 12:03:09.170Z | 178.303° S | 2025-12-07 12:06:09.170Z | 265.285° W | 40.429° | 2025-12-07 12:08:09.170Z | 335.239° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-08 00:50:09.170Z | 6.122° NNE | 2025-12-08 00:52:09.170Z | 238.809° WSW | 43.191° | 2025-12-08 00:54:09.170Z | 199.543° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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