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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Operational 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: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 ASTROCAST-0205
1 48960U 21059CK 25324.49632202 .00126600 00000-0 59235-3 0 9990
2 48960 97.6415 146.6044 0004556 230.4782 129.6084 15.82888175245725Epoch: 2025-11-20T11:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-20T11:54:42.222Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-91.82439°
Altitude
327.393 km
Speed
7.711 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 46m 25s
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
10:06:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
322.222 km
Perigee altitude
316.119 km
Semi-major axis
6,697.308 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
97.6415°
RAAN
146.6044°
Arg. of periapsis
230.4782°
True anomaly
129.64861°
Mean anomaly
129.6084°
Eccentric anomaly
129.62851°
Mean motion
3.95998 °/min
Orbital period
90.91 mins
BSTAR
0.00059235
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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-0205 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 | 2025-11-22 00:52:37.078Z | 32.899° NE | 2025-11-22 00:54:37.078Z | 92.261° ESE | 29.839° | 2025-11-22 00:56:37.078Z | 163.551° S |
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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