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, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL 25252.29020626 .00003122 00000-0 10447-3 0 9990
2 53807 53.2305 268.9315 0008709 37.5792 322.5819 15.34103625167020Epoch: 2025-09-09T06:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-09T06:57:53.82Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
175.87415°
Altitude
459.763 km
Speed
7.641 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 55m 43s
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
14:56:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
469.788 km
Perigee altitude
457.871 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.967 km
Eccentricity
0.00087
Inclination
53.2305°
RAAN
268.9315°
Arg. of periapsis
37.5792°
True anomaly
322.52121°
Mean anomaly
322.5819°
Eccentric anomaly
322.55156°
Mean motion
3.83506 °/min
Orbital period
93.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00010447
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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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| 6 mins | 2025-09-10 03:27:28.572Z | 207.2° SW | 2025-09-10 03:30:28.572Z | 124.395° SE | 36.504° | 2025-09-10 03:33:28.572Z | 61.186° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-10 05:06:28.572Z | 293.401° NW | 2025-09-10 05:08:28.572Z | 342.731° N | 21.805° | 2025-09-10 05:10:28.572Z | 22.287° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-10 10:02:28.572Z | 337.267° NNW | 2025-09-10 10:04:28.572Z | 47.405° ENE | 33.003° | 2025-09-10 10:07:28.572Z | 105.582° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-10 11:40:28.572Z | 258.822° W | 2025-09-10 11:41:28.572Z | 235.156° WSW | 20.742° | 2025-09-10 11:44:28.572Z | 177.971° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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