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NAPA-2, 48963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAPA-2, 48963 is 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

LEO

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days 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

15:32:17

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

SPACEBEE-94, 48937 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 AC-CUBED, 48927 (Decayed)

YAM-3, 48915

HAWK-3B, 48931

STARLINK-3004, 48880 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-108, 48895 (Decayed)

TYVAK-0173, 48892

ICEYE-X11, 48918 (Decayed)

SHANNON, 48938 (Decayed)

NUSAT-19 (ROSALIND), 48905 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 CARLSANTAMARI, 48959 (Decayed)

KSF1-B, 48926 (Decayed)

KSF1-C, 48942 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-107, 48894 (Decayed)

FARADAY_PHOENIX, 48924

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NAPA-2, 48963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 4 days ago

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

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Orbital elements

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

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