ASTROCAST-0202, 48961 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTROCAST-0202, 48961 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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Decayed 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: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 months ago
0 ASTROCAST-0202
1 48961U 21059CL 25124.45402210 .05572451 25952-5 19473-2 0 9990
2 48961 97.6168 296.6922 0012176 269.4750 90.5145 16.25062093214895Epoch: 2025-05-04T10:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-04T10:53:47.509Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-89.33744°
Altitude
209.15 km
Speed
7.781 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 46m 46s
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
10:04:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
210.693 km
Perigee altitude
194.668 km
Semi-major axis
6,580.817 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
97.6168°
RAAN
296.6922°
Arg. of periapsis
269.475°
True anomaly
90.65402°
Mean anomaly
90.5145°
Eccentric anomaly
90.58426°
Mean motion
4.06559 °/min
Orbital period
88.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0019473
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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-0202 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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