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ASTROCAST-0201, 48954

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 is a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) 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

48954, 2021-059CD

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / SWTZ

Related business

Manufacturer

Astrocast

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 ASTROCAST-0201
1 48954U 21059CD  26041.49206587  .00599618  18965-3  66123-3 0  9992
2 48954  97.6299 238.3377 0005790 246.8019 113.2654 16.09655773258701

Epoch: 2026-02-10T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-10T11:48:34.491Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-79.37777°

Altitude

252.509 km

Speed

7.755 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 53m 21s

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

17:17:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

248.48 km

Perigee altitude

240.811 km

Semi-major axis

6,622.782 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.6299°

RAAN

238.3377°

Arg. of periapsis

246.8019°

True anomaly

113.32634°

Mean anomaly

113.2654°

Eccentric anomaly

113.29587°

Mean motion

4.02701 °/min

Orbital period

89.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00066123

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

ICEYE-X12, 48914 (Decayed)

D2/ATLACOM-1, 48922 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0202, 48961 (Decayed)

UMBRA-2001, 48906 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

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

SPACEBEE-99, 48936 (Decayed)

W-CUBE, 48965 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X15, 48917 (Decayed)

GHALIB, 48962 (Decayed)

KSF1-D, 48950 (Decayed)

TROPICS PATHFINDER, 48901 (Decayed)

QMR-KWT, 48943 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-98, 48949 (Decayed)

SHANNON, 48938 (Decayed)

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Check out ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 on other resources

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