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ASTROCAST-0203, 48955

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 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

48955, 2021-059CE

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 (4 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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ASTROCAST-0203
1 48955U 21059CE  25355.04303997  .00093355  00000-0  43544-3 0  9991
2 48955  97.6456 179.8763 0000450 332.3076  27.8168 15.83058471250511

Epoch: 2025-12-21T01:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T01:01:58.653Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

74.52076°

Altitude

324.699 km

Speed

7.714 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 59m 30s

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

19:02:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

318.992 km

Perigee altitude

318.389 km

Semi-major axis

6,696.827 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

97.6456°

RAAN

179.8763°

Arg. of periapsis

332.3076°

True anomaly

27.81921°

Mean anomaly

27.8168°

Eccentric anomaly

27.818°

Mean motion

3.9604 °/min

Orbital period

90.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00043544

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

LEMUR 2 ANNABANANA, 48923 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3005, 48881

SPACEBEE-103, 48888 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-7, 48889 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-95, 48945 (Decayed)

DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960

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

QMR-KWT, 48943 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-101, 48884 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-100, 48883 (Decayed)

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