DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 was an American payload satellite 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Decayed Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
23 kg wet, 23 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 DEMO9(AURORA)
1 48956U 21059CF 25289.20785686 .14000931 27804-5 14923-3 0 9993
2 48956 97.6473 119.4376 0011498 257.7452 102.2564 16.50190809240753Epoch: 2025-10-16T04:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T04:59:18.832Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
19.63826°
Altitude
143.69 km
Speed
7.819 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 57m 45s
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
09:53:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
143.128 km
Perigee altitude
128.149 km
Semi-major axis
6,513.776 km
Eccentricity
0.00115
Inclination
97.6473°
RAAN
119.4376°
Arg. of periapsis
257.7452°
True anomaly
102.38511°
Mean anomaly
102.2564°
Eccentric anomaly
102.32076°
Mean motion
4.12852 °/min
Orbital period
87.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00014923
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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.DEMO9(AURORA) Visibility
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