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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

48955, 2021-059CE

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: 9 months ago

TLE from 9 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 16.33418585259417

Epoch: 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

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

18:01:59

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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STARLINK-3005, 48881

TYVAK-0173, 48892

MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

YAM-3, 48915

HAWK-3B, 48931

HAWK-3C, 48948

DEMO8(TENZING), 48951

HAWK-3A, 48957

SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958

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ASTROCAST-0203, 48955 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-14T20:05:01.565Z)

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