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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
53807, 2022-111AL
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related 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)
2022-09-11 (3 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Plate, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL  25259.65183134  .00004729  00000-0  15206-3 0  9993
2 53807  53.2305 234.5878 0009160  56.7554 303.4326 15.34169618168154
Epoch: 2025-09-16T15:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T15:38:38.227Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
4.08942°
Altitude
460.848 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 38m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:35:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
469.901 km
Perigee altitude
457.366 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.771 km
Eccentricity
0.00092
Inclination
53.2305°
RAAN
234.5878°
Arg. of periapsis
56.7554°
True anomaly
303.34495°
Mean anomaly
303.4326°
Eccentric anomaly
303.38878°
Mean motion
3.83522 °/min
Orbital period
93.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00015206
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