SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958 is a payload satellite owned by Spaceflight Ind (US) 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Spaceflight Ind
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ESPA/SHERPA-FX, Unknown motor
Mass
295 kg wet, 128 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.503 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2
1 48958U 21059CH 25356.25430685 .00020511 00000-0 38749-3 0 9998
2 48958 97.6860 172.8035 0006819 266.0213 94.0257 15.48447351249972Epoch: 2025-12-22T06:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-22T06:06:12.111Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-9.80199°
Altitude
424.717 km
Speed
7.656 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 31m 12s
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
19:00:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
422.842 km
Perigee altitude
413.573 km
Semi-major axis
6,796.345 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
97.686°
RAAN
172.8035°
Arg. of periapsis
266.0213°
True anomaly
94.10364°
Mean anomaly
94.0257°
Eccentric anomaly
94.06467°
Mean motion
3.87374 °/min
Orbital period
92.93 mins
BSTAR
0.00038749
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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.SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-12-23 01:16:39.107Z | 345.749° N | 2025-12-23 01:18:39.107Z | 287.088° WNW | 30.304° | 2025-12-23 01:20:39.107Z | 228.013° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-23 11:43:39.107Z | 130.223° SE | 2025-12-23 11:44:39.107Z | 89.067° E | 35.893° | 2025-12-23 11:47:39.107Z | 1.213° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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