ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 was a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) 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
Orbit
Country
CH / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 months ago
TLE from 3 months ago
0 ASTROCAST-0203
1 48955U 21059CE 26045.83682367 .07575709 26133-5 12470-2 0 9994
2 48955 97.6232 243.2162 0007618 295.7170 64.3338 16.33418585259417Epoch: 2026-02-14T20:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-14T20:05:01.565Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
157.10553°
Altitude
184.442 km
Speed
7.797 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 12m 51s
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
00:17:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
185.191 km
Perigee altitude
175.199 km
Semi-major axis
6,558.332 km
Eccentricity
0.00076
Inclination
97.6232°
RAAN
243.2162°
Arg. of periapsis
295.717°
True anomaly
64.41252°
Mean anomaly
64.3338°
Eccentric anomaly
64.37315°
Mean motion
4.08651 °/min
Orbital period
88.09 mins
BSTAR
0.001247
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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.ASTROCAST-0203 Visibility
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