ONEWEB-0261, 48979
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ONEWEB-0261, 48979 is a payload satellite owned by One Web (NAA) (UK) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Jul 2021 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
One Web
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
ARROW, Unknown motor
Mass
148 kg wet, ~140 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 6.7 m
Radar Cross Section
3.464 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 ONEWEB-0261
1 48979U 21060N 25348.84259605 -.00000006 00000-0 -49838-4 0 9991
2 48979 87.9035 265.5023 0002080 68.5651 291.5701 13.16593612215409Epoch: 2025-12-14T20:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T20:13:20.298Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-121.58199°
Altitude
1,200.077 km
Speed
7.254 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 42m 00s
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
13:18:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,196.445 km
Perigee altitude
1,193.294 km
Semi-major axis
7,573.007 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
87.9035°
RAAN
265.5023°
Arg. of periapsis
68.5651°
True anomaly
291.54793°
Mean anomaly
291.5701°
Eccentric anomaly
291.55902°
Mean motion
3.29337 °/min
Orbital period
109.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.000049838
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2021 (2021-07-01 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.ONEWEB-0261 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 12 mins | 2025-12-15 18:12:47.787Z | 145.471° SSE | 2025-12-15 18:18:47.787Z | 83.492° E | 32.736° | 2025-12-15 18:24:47.787Z | 17.945° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-12-15 20:03:47.787Z | 224.302° SW | 2025-12-15 20:08:47.787Z | 286.347° WNW | 30.127° | 2025-12-15 20:14:47.787Z | 343.335° N |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-16 05:40:47.787Z | 28.978° NE | 2025-12-16 05:45:47.787Z | 85.817° E | 26.769° | 2025-12-16 05:50:47.787Z | 135.043° SSE |
| 12 mins | 2025-12-16 07:29:47.787Z | 342.168° N | 2025-12-16 07:34:47.787Z | 281.528° WNW | 36.135° | 2025-12-16 07:41:47.787Z | 206.679° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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