SHERPA-AC1, 52763
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHERPA-AC1, 52763 is a payload satellite owned by Spaceflight Ind (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 25 May 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Spaceflight Ind
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ESPA/SHERPA-FX, Unknown motor
Mass
176 kg wet, 176 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SHERPA-AC1
1 52763U 22057AH 26091.37503802 .00009125 00000-0 27007-3 0 9991
2 52763 97.6563 237.5167 0007826 15.8919 344.2568 15.35106118213917Epoch: 2026-04-01T09:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T09:00:03.284Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-87.23576°
Altitude
458.557 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 50m 04s
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
01:31:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
462.912 km
Perigee altitude
452.212 km
Semi-major axis
6,835.699 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
97.6563°
RAAN
237.5167°
Arg. of periapsis
15.8919°
True anomaly
344.23244°
Mean anomaly
344.2568°
Eccentric anomaly
344.24462°
Mean motion
3.84033 °/min
Orbital period
93.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00027007
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2022 (2022-05-25 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.SHERPA-AC1 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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| 5 mins | 2026-04-01 22:04:48.291Z | 35.127° NE | 2026-04-01 22:07:48.291Z | 106.108° ESE | 28.044° | 2026-04-01 22:09:48.291Z | 154.921° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-04-02 10:10:48.291Z | 215.452° SW | 2026-04-02 10:11:48.291Z | 247.781° W | 30.015° | 2026-04-02 10:14:48.291Z | 326.573° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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