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 25357.11361218 .00003878 00000-0 12001-3 0 9998
2 53807 53.2295 139.2300 0006296 9.1646 350.9472 15.35946012183129Epoch: 2025-12-23T02:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T02:43:36.092Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
6.42759°
Altitude
454.771 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 16m 55s
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
11:57:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
462.662 km
Perigee altitude
454.054 km
Semi-major axis
6,836.495 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
53.2295°
RAAN
139.23°
Arg. of periapsis
9.1646°
True anomaly
350.93584°
Mean anomaly
350.9472°
Eccentric anomaly
350.94152°
Mean motion
3.83966 °/min
Orbital period
93.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00012001
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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 | 2025-12-23 13:54:28.556Z | 288.257° WNW | 2025-12-23 13:56:28.556Z | 326.445° NNW | 19.504° | 2025-12-23 13:59:28.556Z | 24.901° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-23 18:50:28.556Z | 328.524° NNW | 2025-12-23 18:52:28.556Z | 35.049° NE | 37.427° | 2025-12-23 18:55:28.556Z | 110.556° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-24 11:42:28.556Z | 192.723° SSW | 2025-12-24 11:44:28.556Z | 111.661° ESE | 34.224° | 2025-12-24 11:46:28.556Z | 66.99° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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