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DRUMS, 49401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DRUMS, 49401 is a payload satellite owned by Kawasaki (JP) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 09 Nov 2021 UTC via an EPSILON launch vehicle from the Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT). 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
49401, 2021-102G
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Kawasaki
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
DRUMS, Unknown motor
Mass
46 kg wet, 46 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-11-09 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle
EPSILON
Launch site
Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.85 m
Radar Cross Section
0.690 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 DRUMS
1 49401U 21102G   25133.21188937  .00005123  00000-0  27248-3 0  9994
2 49401  97.3797 176.3909 0017009 182.4632 177.6520 15.15569513192900
Epoch: 2025-05-13T05:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T05:05:07.241Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-131.10314°
Altitude
534.06 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 45m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
11.25441°
Longitude
50.8446°
Altitude
510.085 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 14m 40s
Apparent Declination
-43° 32' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:21:28
Azimuth
220.445° SW
Elevation
-10.274°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
527.947 km
Perigee altitude
504.494 km
Semi-major axis
6,894.358 km
Eccentricity
0.0017009
Inclination
97.3797°
RAAN
176.3909°
Arg. of periapsis
182.4632°
True anomaly
177.65997°
Mean anomaly
177.652°
Eccentric anomaly
177.65599°
Mean motion
3.79142 °/min
BSTAR
0.00027248
Orbital period
94.95 mins
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DRUMS Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-05-14 03:24:08.808Z204.028° SW2025-05-14 03:26:08.808Z247.721° W29.545°2025-05-14 03:29:08.808Z322.855° NNW
4 mins2025-05-14 14:57:08.808Z57.463° ENE2025-05-14 14:59:08.808Z100.476° ESE20.159°2025-05-14 15:01:08.808Z139.072° SSE
4 mins2025-05-14 16:31:08.808Z328.758° NNW2025-05-14 16:33:08.808Z285.682° WNW20.69°2025-05-14 16:35:08.808Z246.401° WSW
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