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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

Related business

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

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 (4 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, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL  26082.25919477  .00006603  00000-0  18845-3 0  9996
2 53807  53.2293  77.0683 0004524 282.1342  77.9156 15.37293285196980

Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:13:14.428Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

163.00442°

Altitude

454.381 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 08m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:55:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.454 km

Perigee altitude

451.272 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.5 km

Eccentricity

0.00045

Inclination

53.2293°

RAAN

77.0683°

Arg. of periapsis

282.1342°

True anomaly

77.9663°

Mean anomaly

77.9156°

Eccentric anomaly

77.94095°

Mean motion

3.84303 °/min

Orbital period

93.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00018845

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-24 02:43:30.486Z	259.629° W	2026-03-24 02:45:30.486Z	355.547° N	36.82°	2026-03-24 02:48:30.486Z	42.007° NE
5 mins	2026-03-24 09:16:30.486Z	298.711° NW	2026-03-24 09:18:30.486Z	185.118° SSW	41.726°	2026-03-24 09:21:30.486Z	140.158° SSE

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BLUEWALKER 3, 53807

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:13:14.428Z)

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