MDASAT-1B, 51050 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MDASAT-1B, 51050 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-1B
1 51050U 22002BU 25055.92007920 .13701385 25265-5 33496-3 0 9994
2 51050 97.3189 137.9096 0012483 268.8482 91.1390 16.45128402173750Epoch: 2025-02-24T22:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-24T22:04:54.842Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
11.6497°
Altitude
155.628 km
Speed
7.813 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 11m 38s
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
01:29:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
157.141 km
Perigee altitude
140.845 km
Semi-major axis
6,527.13 km
Eccentricity
0.00125
Inclination
97.3189°
RAAN
137.9096°
Arg. of periapsis
268.8482°
True anomaly
91.28201°
Mean anomaly
91.139°
Eccentric anomaly
91.21051°
Mean motion
4.11585 °/min
Orbital period
87.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00033496
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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-1B Visibility
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