MDASAT-1C, 51038 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MDASAT-1C, 51038 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 MDASAT-1C
1 51038U 22002BG 25121.58293912 .06186058 24570-5 11525-2 0 9996
2 51038 97.3249 204.3899 0012030 267.7483 92.2435 16.32013358183875Epoch: 2025-05-01T13:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-01T13:59:25.939Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
134.78°
Altitude
190.696 km
Speed
7.792 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 37m 33s
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
21:19:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
191.843 km
Perigee altitude
176.055 km
Semi-major axis
6,562.086 km
Eccentricity
0.0012
Inclination
97.3249°
RAAN
204.3899°
Arg. of periapsis
267.7483°
True anomaly
92.38124°
Mean anomaly
92.2435°
Eccentric anomaly
92.31237°
Mean motion
4.08301 °/min
Orbital period
88.17 mins
BSTAR
0.0011525
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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-1C Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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