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NAPA-2, 48963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAPA-2, 48963 is a payload satellite owned by RTAF (TH) 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

48963, 2021-059CN

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / THAI

Related business

The Royal Thai Air Force (TH)

Manufacturer

ISIS BV

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 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

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 NAPA-2
1 48963U 21059CN  25308.80362534  .00033699  00000-0  50731-3 0  9995
2 48963  97.6854 120.6382 0005491  69.4629 290.7213 15.54742936242589

Epoch: 2025-11-04T19:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T19:17:13.229Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

147.04768°

Altitude

404.713 km

Speed

7.669 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 02m 33s

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

23:06:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

403.554 km

Perigee altitude

396.11 km

Semi-major axis

6,777.969 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.6854°

RAAN

120.6382°

Arg. of periapsis

69.4629°

True anomaly

290.66243°

Mean anomaly

290.7213°

Eccentric anomaly

290.69187°

Mean motion

3.8895 °/min

Orbital period

92.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00050731

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

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

ION SCV-003, 48912 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-105, 48896 (Decayed)

AYAN-21, 48944 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-107, 48894 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-108, 48895 (Decayed)

YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

GHALIB, 48962 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-95, 48945 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ANNABANANA, 48923 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-110, 48899 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-100, 48883 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-88, 48935 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-9, 48887 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-103, 48888 (Decayed)

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NAPA-2, 48963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T19:17:13.229Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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