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ASTROCAST-0205, 48960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960 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

48960, 2021-059CK

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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ASTROCAST-0205
1 48960U 21059CK  25340.46061745  .00300444  35157-4  10309-2 0  9996
2 48960  97.6364 164.4483 0005814 219.6472 140.4376 15.89621426248253

Epoch: 2025-12-06T11:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T11:03:17.347Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-76.86201°

Altitude

309.517 km

Speed

7.721 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 57m 47s

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

02:30:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

304.11 km

Perigee altitude

296.345 km

Semi-major axis

6,678.364 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.6364°

RAAN

164.4483°

Arg. of periapsis

219.6472°

True anomaly

140.48001°

Mean anomaly

140.4376°

Eccentric anomaly

140.45881°

Mean motion

3.97684 °/min

Orbital period

90.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0010309

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

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-95, 48945 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-92, 48932 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 AC-CUBED, 48927 (Decayed)

D2/ATLACOM-1, 48922 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-96, 48934 (Decayed)

W-CUBE, 48965 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-99, 48936 (Decayed)

TYVAK-0173, 48892

UMBRA-2001, 48906 (Decayed)

NUSAT-20 (GRACE), 48921 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-98, 48949 (Decayed)

SHERPA-LTE1, 48941 (Decayed)

AYAN-21, 48944 (Decayed)

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