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YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-2, 48911 was a payload satellite owned by Loft Orbital (US) in LEO 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

48911, 2021-059AJ

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Blue Canyon

Mission

Decayed Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

YAM, Unknown motor

Mass

~80 kg wet, ~80 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 + 2 Pan, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year ago

0 YAM-2
1 48911U 21059AJ  25240.11065436  .14474327  28079-5  12397-3 0  9997
2 48911  97.6485  66.0579 0010096 252.5522 107.4679 16.51794070233075

Epoch: 2025-08-28T02:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T02:39:20.536Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

49.64399°

Altitude

139.855 km

Speed

7.821 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 24m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

17:47:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

137.991 km

Perigee altitude

124.847 km

Semi-major axis

6,509.556 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

97.6485°

RAAN

66.0579°

Arg. of periapsis

252.5522°

True anomaly

107.57821°

Mean anomaly

107.4679°

Eccentric anomaly

107.52306°

Mean motion

4.13253 °/min

Orbital period

87.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00012397

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

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907

TYVAK-0173, 48892

STARLINK-3005, 48881

ICEYE-X13, 48916 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X11, 48918 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-99, 48936 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-88, 48935 (Decayed)

ION SCV-003, 48912 (Decayed)

NUSAT-19 (ROSALIND), 48905 (Decayed)

GNOMES-2, 48910 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 (Decayed)

AYAN-21, 48944 (Decayed)

NAPA-2, 48963 (Decayed)

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YAM-2 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.
4 mins	2026-11-09 03:33:03.478Z	103.516° ESE	2026-11-09 03:35:03.478Z	56.583° ENE	51.136°	2026-11-09 03:37:03.478Z	344.584° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 03:43:03.478Z	106.323° ESE	2026-11-09 03:45:03.478Z	58.104° ENE	53.085°	2026-11-09 03:47:03.478Z	346.207° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 03:53:03.478Z	109.252° ESE	2026-11-09 03:55:03.478Z	59.66° ENE	55.082°	2026-11-09 03:57:03.478Z	347.679° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:03:03.478Z	112.311° ESE	2026-11-09 04:05:03.478Z	61.264° ENE	57.125°	2026-11-09 04:07:03.478Z	349° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:13:03.478Z	115.507° SE	2026-11-09 04:15:03.478Z	62.931° ENE	59.212°	2026-11-09 04:17:03.478Z	350.17° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:23:03.478Z	118.846° SE	2026-11-09 04:25:03.478Z	64.681° ENE	61.34°	2026-11-09 04:27:03.478Z	351.187° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:33:03.478Z	122.332° SE	2026-11-09 04:35:03.478Z	66.542° ENE	63.507°	2026-11-09 04:37:03.478Z	352.049° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:43:03.478Z	125.968° SE	2026-11-09 04:45:03.478Z	68.549° E	65.708°	2026-11-09 04:47:03.478Z	352.755° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 04:53:03.478Z	129.753° SE	2026-11-09 04:55:03.478Z	70.758° E	67.941°	2026-11-09 04:57:03.478Z	353.299° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:03:03.478Z	133.68° SE	2026-11-09 05:05:03.478Z	73.245° E	70.199°	2026-11-09 05:07:03.478Z	353.678° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:13:03.478Z	137.742° SSE	2026-11-09 05:15:03.478Z	76.131° E	72.476°	2026-11-09 05:17:03.478Z	353.887° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:23:03.478Z	141.922° SSE	2026-11-09 05:25:03.478Z	79.605° E	74.76°	2026-11-09 05:27:03.478Z	353.921° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:33:03.478Z	146.201° SSE	2026-11-09 05:35:03.478Z	83.991° E	77.036°	2026-11-09 05:37:03.478Z	353.772° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:43:03.478Z	150.555° SSE	2026-11-09 05:45:03.478Z	89.865° E	79.272°	2026-11-09 05:47:03.478Z	353.434° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 05:53:03.478Z	154.954° SSE	2026-11-09 05:55:03.478Z	98.332° ESE	81.412°	2026-11-09 05:57:03.478Z	352.901° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:03:03.478Z	159.368° S	2026-11-09 06:05:03.478Z	111.544° ESE	83.327°	2026-11-09 06:07:03.478Z	352.167° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:13:03.478Z	163.762° S	2026-11-09 06:15:03.478Z	132.939° SE	84.729°	2026-11-09 06:17:03.478Z	351.227° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:23:03.478Z	168.106° S	2026-11-09 06:25:03.478Z	162.634° S	85.113°	2026-11-09 06:27:03.478Z	350.075° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:33:03.478Z	172.367° S	2026-11-09 06:35:03.478Z	189.903° SSW	84.244°	2026-11-09 06:37:03.478Z	348.711° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:43:03.478Z	176.52° S	2026-11-09 06:45:03.478Z	207.795° SW	82.532°	2026-11-09 06:47:03.478Z	347.136° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 06:53:03.478Z	180.54° SSW	2026-11-09 06:55:03.478Z	218.831° SW	80.407°	2026-11-09 06:57:03.478Z	345.356° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 07:03:03.478Z	184.412° SSW	2026-11-09 07:05:03.478Z	226.071° WSW	78.082°	2026-11-09 07:07:03.478Z	343.379° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 07:13:03.478Z	188.121° SSW	2026-11-09 07:15:03.478Z	231.198° WSW	75.65°	2026-11-09 07:17:03.478Z	341.222° N
4 mins	2026-11-09 07:23:03.478Z	191.661° SSW	2026-11-09 07:25:03.478Z	235.074° WSW	73.155°	2026-11-09 07:27:03.478Z	338.906° N
5 mins	2026-11-09 07:33:03.478Z	195.028° SSW	2026-11-09 07:35:03.478Z	238.16° WSW	70.622°	2026-11-09 07:38:03.478Z	351.164° N

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YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T02:39:20.536Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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