ONEWEB-0279, 48997
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ONEWEB-0279, 48997 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
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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ONEWEB-0279
1 48997U 21060AG 25349.81710635 -.00000023 00000-0 -93142-4 0 9990
2 48997 87.9047 265.2820 0001995 71.2464 288.8884 13.16594972215491Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:36:37.988Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-113.58651°
Altitude
1,200.162 km
Speed
7.254 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 41m 07s
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
03:10:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,196.375 km
Perigee altitude
1,193.354 km
Semi-major axis
7,573.001 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
87.9047°
RAAN
265.282°
Arg. of periapsis
71.2464°
True anomaly
288.86677°
Mean anomaly
288.8884°
Eccentric anomaly
288.87758°
Mean motion
3.29337 °/min
Orbital period
109.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.000093142
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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-0279 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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| 10 mins | 2025-12-16 05:20:46.179Z | 29.915° NE | 2025-12-16 05:25:46.179Z | 76.442° E | 20.642° | 2025-12-16 05:30:46.179Z | 122.496° SE |
| 13 mins | 2025-12-16 07:09:46.179Z | 351.292° N | 2025-12-16 07:15:46.179Z | 271.922° WNW | 42.033° | 2025-12-16 07:22:46.179Z | 194.983° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-12-16 17:38:46.179Z | 114.826° SE | 2025-12-16 17:42:46.179Z | 73.629° E | 21.926° | 2025-12-16 17:47:46.179Z | 28.036° NE |
| 12 mins | 2025-12-16 19:25:46.179Z | 197.505° SSW | 2025-12-16 19:31:46.179Z | 285.655° WNW | 40.803° | 2025-12-16 19:37:46.179Z | 351.677° N |
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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