MONOLITH, 49052
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MONOLITH, 49052 is a payload satellite owned by USAF STP (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jul 2021 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AFRL/RV
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U?, Unknown motor
Mass
20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Truss, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 MONOLITH
1 49052U 21068A 26171.39656750 .00004012 00000-0 25271-3 0 9992
2 49052 37.0221 244.8369 0003823 247.1773 112.8569 15.09178911267762Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:31:03.431Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-166.53919°
Altitude
538.862 km
Speed
7.595 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 19m 20s
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
21:26:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
544.263 km
Perigee altitude
538.972 km
Semi-major axis
6,919.754 km
Eccentricity
0.00038
Inclination
37.0221°
RAAN
244.8369°
Arg. of periapsis
247.1773°
True anomaly
112.89726°
Mean anomaly
112.8569°
Eccentric anomaly
112.87708°
Mean motion
3.77057 °/min
Orbital period
95.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00025271
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2021 (2021-07-29 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.MONOLITH 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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| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 11:07:14.532Z | 260.585° W | 2026-06-22 11:10:14.532Z | 199.971° SSW | 38.343° | 2026-06-22 11:14:14.532Z | 110.733° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 12:49:14.532Z | 236.185° WSW | 2026-06-22 12:50:14.532Z | 214.841° SW | 23.238° | 2026-06-22 12:53:14.532Z | 153.812° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 07:37:14.532Z | 205.777° SW | 2026-06-23 07:39:14.532Z | 168.989° S | 23.566° | 2026-06-23 07:42:14.532Z | 108.532° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 09:17:14.532Z | 244.608° WSW | 2026-06-23 09:20:14.532Z | 156.137° SSE | 38.208° | 2026-06-23 09:23:14.532Z | 99.175° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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