MDASAT-1A, 50995 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MDASAT-1A, 50995 was a payload satellite owned by CPUT (ZA) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
ZA / SAFRRelated business
Manufacturer
CPUT
Mission
Decayed Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 2U, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 months ago
TLE from 10 months ago
0 MDASAT-1A
1 50995U 22002M 25126.58679728 .06929084 24731-5 92854-3 0 9993
2 50995 97.3193 208.2305 0012290 264.4576 95.5320 16.35250920184662Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:04:59.284Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
132.29962°
Altitude
182.5 km
Speed
7.796 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 52m 55s
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
09:27:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
183.331 km
Perigee altitude
167.222 km
Semi-major axis
6,553.413 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
97.3193°
RAAN
208.2305°
Arg. of periapsis
264.4576°
True anomaly
95.67216°
Mean anomaly
95.532°
Eccentric anomaly
95.60208°
Mean motion
4.09112 °/min
Orbital period
88 mins
BSTAR
0.00092854
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2022 (2022-01-13 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.MDASAT-1A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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