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ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 was 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

Decayed

Country

CH / SWTZ

Related business

Astrocast (CH)

Manufacturer

Astrocast

Mission

Decayed 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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months 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

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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

06:01:08

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)

ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 (Decayed)

LINCS1, 48902 (Decayed)

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

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

HAWK-3C, 48948

ASTROCAST-0204, 48952 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3004, 48880 (Decayed)

SPARTAN, 48964

TUBIN, 48900 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X11, 48918 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X15, 48917 (Decayed)

NAPA-2, 48963 (Decayed)

LINCS2, 48903 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X13, 48916 (Decayed)

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ASTROCAST-0201 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	2026-09-08 13:52:03.095Z	307.415° NW	2026-09-08 13:54:03.095Z	15.931° NNE	49.519°	2026-09-08 13:56:03.095Z	87.943° E
4 mins	2026-09-08 14:41:03.095Z	337.671° N	2026-09-08 14:42:03.095Z	14.541° NNE	52.136°	2026-09-08 14:45:03.095Z	116.484° SE
4 mins	2026-09-08 15:18:03.095Z	347.575° N	2026-09-08 15:19:03.095Z	27.082° NE	57.134°	2026-09-08 15:22:03.095Z	127.73° SE
4 mins	2026-09-08 15:43:03.095Z	352.866° N	2026-09-08 15:44:03.095Z	34.92° NE	60.933°	2026-09-08 15:47:03.095Z	134.692° SE
4 mins	2026-09-08 16:08:03.095Z	350.101° N	2026-09-08 16:09:03.095Z	25.662° NE	62.403°	2026-09-08 16:12:03.095Z	137.816° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-08 16:21:03.095Z	357.903° N	2026-09-08 16:22:03.095Z	44.528° NE	67.066°	2026-09-08 16:25:03.095Z	144.079° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-08 16:59:03.095Z	348.407° N	2026-09-08 17:01:03.095Z	86.219° E	73.147°	2026-09-08 17:03:03.095Z	147.177° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-08 17:12:03.095Z	348.849° N	2026-09-08 17:14:03.095Z	89.326° E	75.496°	2026-09-08 17:16:03.095Z	150.451° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-08 17:39:03.095Z	357.502° N	2026-09-08 17:40:03.095Z	56.482° ENE	80.814°	2026-09-08 17:43:03.095Z	160.957° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 17:52:03.095Z	353.08° N	2026-09-08 17:53:03.095Z	17.902° NNE	78.403°	2026-09-08 17:56:03.095Z	162.784° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 18:05:03.095Z	350.471° N	2026-09-08 18:07:03.095Z	140° SSE	81.443°	2026-09-08 18:09:03.095Z	165.053° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 18:19:03.095Z	351.386° N	2026-09-08 18:20:03.095Z	8.306° NNE	85.706°	2026-09-08 18:23:03.095Z	169.052° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 18:32:03.095Z	349.89° N	2026-09-08 18:34:03.095Z	179.201° S	81.573°	2026-09-08 18:36:03.095Z	172.262° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 18:46:03.095Z	347.843° N	2026-09-08 18:47:03.095Z	328.313° NNW	81.311°	2026-09-08 18:50:03.095Z	175.136° S
5 mins	2026-09-08 18:59:03.095Z	350.485° N	2026-09-08 19:01:03.095Z	268.68° W	83.654°	2026-09-08 19:04:03.095Z	177.416° S
4 mins	2026-09-08 19:13:03.095Z	349.328° N	2026-09-08 19:15:03.095Z	240.406° WSW	79.896°	2026-09-08 19:17:03.095Z	184.213° SSW
4 mins	2026-09-08 19:27:03.095Z	348.133° N	2026-09-08 19:29:03.095Z	238.532° WSW	76.395°	2026-09-08 19:31:03.095Z	187.612° SSW
4 mins	2026-09-08 19:41:03.095Z	347.715° N	2026-09-08 19:43:03.095Z	246.051° WSW	74.092°	2026-09-08 19:45:03.095Z	191.64° SSW
5 mins	2026-09-08 19:55:03.095Z	348.729° N	2026-09-08 19:57:03.095Z	260.056° W	72.445°	2026-09-08 20:00:03.095Z	188.082° SSW
5 mins	2026-09-08 20:09:03.095Z	351.456° N	2026-09-08 20:11:03.095Z	279.304° WNW	70.267°	2026-09-08 20:14:03.095Z	192.957° SSW
4 mins	2026-09-08 20:24:03.095Z	339.225° N	2026-09-08 20:25:03.095Z	300.678° NW	66.119°	2026-09-08 20:28:03.095Z	199.619° SSW
4 mins	2026-09-08 20:38:03.095Z	347.598° N	2026-09-08 20:40:03.095Z	268.096° W	64.176°	2026-09-08 20:42:03.095Z	208.921° SW
4 mins	2026-09-08 20:53:03.095Z	337.05° NNW	2026-09-08 20:54:03.095Z	299.005° NW	61.39°	2026-09-08 20:57:03.095Z	206.726° SW
5 mins	2026-09-08 21:07:03.095Z	351.529° N	2026-09-08 21:09:03.095Z	283.353° WNW	59.377°	2026-09-08 21:12:03.095Z	205.928° SW
4 mins	2026-09-08 21:22:03.095Z	347.135° N	2026-09-08 21:24:03.095Z	275.784° WNW	55.882°	2026-09-08 21:26:03.095Z	221.052° SW

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ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months ago

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

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Orbital elements

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

ASTROCAST-0201 Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 7 months ago