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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

TH / 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 (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

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 NAPA-2
1 48963U 21059CN  26140.68067973  .00136635  00000-0  52678-3 0  9991
2 48963  97.6762 336.1851 0001410 115.7214 244.4202 15.86944486273435

Epoch: 2026-05-20T16:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T16:20:10.728Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-147.19635°

Altitude

314.435 km

Speed

7.719 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 24m 44s

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

16:20:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

308.687 km

Perigee altitude

306.802 km

Semi-major axis

6,685.881 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

97.6762°

RAAN

336.1851°

Arg. of periapsis

115.7214°

True anomaly

244.40563°

Mean anomaly

244.4202°

Eccentric anomaly

244.41291°

Mean motion

3.97013 °/min

Orbital period

90.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00052678

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

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

HAWK-3B, 48931

SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958

SPACEBEE-101, 48884 (Decayed)

FARADAY_PHOENIX, 48924

YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-99, 48936 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0202, 48961 (Decayed)

PACE-1, 48909

KSF1-C, 48942 (Decayed)

HAWK-3C, 48948

ASTROCAST-0201, 48954 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X15, 48917 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-5 (WHITNEY), 48913 (Decayed)

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NAPA-2, 48963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T16:20:10.728Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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