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NAPA-2, 48963 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

48963, 2021-059CN

Orbit

Decayed

Country

TH / THAI

Related business

The Royal Thai Air Force (TH)

Manufacturer

ISIS BV

Mission

Decayed 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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 months ago

TLE from 4 months ago

0 NAPA-2
1 48963U 21059CN  26185.52479891  .05464879  26763-5  73817-3 0  9995
2 48963  97.6417  27.5157 0009957 258.1354 101.8825 16.35270220280600

Epoch: 2026-07-04T12:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T12:35:42.625Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

-83.94913°

Altitude

183.003 km

Speed

7.796 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 50m 03s

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

18:34:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

181.765 km

Perigee altitude

168.714 km

Semi-major axis

6,553.376 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

97.6417°

RAAN

27.5157°

Arg. of periapsis

258.1354°

True anomaly

101.99413°

Mean anomaly

101.8825°

Eccentric anomaly

101.93832°

Mean motion

4.09115 °/min

Orbital period

87.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00073817

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DEMO8(TENZING), 48951

HAWK-3B, 48931

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

TYVAK-0173, 48892

STARLINK-3005, 48881

LEMUR 2 ANNABANANA, 48923 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-97, 48946 (Decayed)

ARTHUR-1, 48953 (Decayed)

NEPT-1, 48966 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JACKSON, 48885 (Decayed)

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NAPA-2, 48963 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T12:35:42.625Z)

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

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