BLUEWALKER 3, 53807
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLUEWALKER 3, 53807 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Sep 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
AST & Science
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BW3, Unknown motor
Mass
1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Plate, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL 26037.91188363 .00006464 00000-0 18815-3 0 9993
2 53807 53.2290 284.8646 0008041 124.3319 235.8447 15.36695625190168Epoch: 2026-02-06T21:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T21:53:06.745Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
179.54349°
Altitude
459.887 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 59m 27s
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
09:47:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
461.63 km
Perigee altitude
450.639 km
Semi-major axis
6,834.272 km
Eccentricity
0.0008
Inclination
53.229°
RAAN
284.8646°
Arg. of periapsis
124.3319°
True anomaly
235.76849°
Mean anomaly
235.8447°
Eccentric anomaly
235.80659°
Mean motion
3.84154 °/min
Orbital period
93.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00018815
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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2022 (2022-09-11 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.BLUEWALKER 3 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 | 2026-02-07 18:20:16.835Z | 191.78° SSW | 2026-02-07 18:23:16.835Z | 117.167° SE | 27.225° | 2026-02-07 18:25:16.835Z | 74.705° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-02-07 19:58:16.835Z | 276.786° WNW | 2026-02-07 20:00:16.835Z | 327.524° NNW | 26.904° | 2026-02-07 20:03:16.835Z | 31.324° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-08 00:54:16.835Z | 345.085° N | 2026-02-08 00:56:16.835Z | 43.087° NE | 26.07° | 2026-02-08 00:58:16.835Z | 86.718° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-02-08 02:31:16.835Z | 282.128° WNW | 2026-02-08 02:33:16.835Z | 231.629° WSW | 28.096° | 2026-02-08 02:36:16.835Z | 164.882° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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