ONEWEB-0278, 48996

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ONEWEB-0278, 48996 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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Identifier

48996, 2021-060AF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Eutelsat Communications (UK)

Manufacturer

One Web

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

148 kg wet, ~140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-07-01 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.032 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ONEWEB-0278
1 48996U 21060AF  25133.74983093 -.00000031  00000-0 -11512-3 0  9991
2 48996  87.9016 308.3917 0001972  98.2489 261.8865 13.16593484187139

Epoch: 2025-05-13T17:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T17:59:45.392Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

166.70847°

Altitude

1,200.868 km

Speed

7.253 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 33m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

12.43606°

Longitude

-13.88046°

Altitude

1,199.419 km

Speed

7.255 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 29m 40s

Apparent Declination

-11° 53' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:55:09

Azimuth

316.768° NNW

Elevation

-55.069°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,196.364 km

Perigee altitude

1,193.377 km

Semi-major axis

7,573.007 km

Eccentricity

0.0001972

Inclination

87.9016°

RAAN

308.3917°

Arg. of periapsis

98.2489°

True anomaly

261.86413°

Mean anomaly

261.8865°

Eccentric anomaly

261.87531°

Mean motion

3.29337 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00011512

Orbital period

109.31 mins

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ONEWEB-0278 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.
9 mins	2025-05-14 10:33:07.027Z	114.289° SE	2025-05-14 10:37:07.027Z	78.888° E	18.654°	2025-05-14 10:42:07.027Z	33.244° NE
13 mins	2025-05-14 12:20:07.027Z	189.301° SSW	2025-05-14 12:26:07.027Z	264.753° W	43.436°	2025-05-14 12:33:07.027Z	355.96° N
5 mins	2025-05-14 22:01:07.027Z	56.481° ENE	2025-05-14 22:03:07.027Z	74.61° E	14.031°	2025-05-14 22:06:07.027Z	100.183° ESE
13 mins	2025-05-14 23:47:07.027Z	359.812° N	2025-05-14 23:53:07.027Z	21.038° NNE	44.959°	2025-05-15 00:00:07.027Z	180.989° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-15 01:39:07.027Z	311.109° NW	2025-05-15 01:42:07.027Z	284.136° WNW	14.525°	2025-05-15 01:45:07.027Z	258.738° W

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