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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 PACE-1
1 48909U 21059AG 26187.07230236 .00126204 00000-0 57119-3 0 9995
2 48909 97.6734 27.3937 0002866 201.5313 158.5836 15.83608652280781Epoch: 2026-07-06T01:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-06T01:44:06.923Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
77.30232°
Altitude
325.201 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 49m 34s
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
17:33:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
319.058 km
Perigee altitude
315.22 km
Semi-major axis
6,695.276 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
97.6734°
RAAN
27.3937°
Arg. of periapsis
201.5313°
True anomaly
158.59559°
Mean anomaly
158.5836°
Eccentric anomaly
158.58959°
Mean motion
3.96178 °/min
Orbital period
90.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00057119
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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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| 4 mins | 2026-07-08 13:00:40.726Z | 130.292° SE | 2026-07-08 13:02:40.726Z | 70.807° E | 24.312° | 2026-07-08 13:04:40.726Z | 14.493° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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