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ASTROCAST-0205, 48960 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960 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

48960, 2021-059CK

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Unknown / 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 month ago

0 ASTROCAST-0205
1 48960U 21059CK  26005.89273276  .08342644  26604-5  11122-2 0  9994
2 48960  97.6066 199.1986 0009498 257.7127 102.3106 16.35412541253125

Epoch: 2026-01-05T21:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T21:25:32.110Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

132.33144°

Altitude

182.607 km

Speed

7.796 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 16m 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

11:54:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

181.081 km

Perigee altitude

168.633 km

Semi-major axis

6,552.994 km

Eccentricity

0.00095

Inclination

97.6066°

RAAN

199.1986°

Arg. of periapsis

257.7127°

True anomaly

102.41691°

Mean anomaly

102.3106°

Eccentric anomaly

102.36376°

Mean motion

4.09151 °/min

Orbital period

87.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0011122

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

NUSAT-21 (ELISA), 48920 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X15, 48917 (Decayed)

HAWK-3C, 48948

TROPICS PATHFINDER, 48901 (Decayed)

QMR-KWT, 48943 (Decayed)

GNOMES-2, 48910 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-111, 48904 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-93, 48939 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-102, 48886 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-104, 48890 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-98, 48949 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-90, 48947 (Decayed)

UMBRA-2001, 48906 (Decayed)

NUSAT-20 (GRACE), 48921 (Decayed)

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ASTROCAST-0205, 48960 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T21:25:32.110Z)

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