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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
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
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, 9 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL  25129.29665261  .00008398  00000-0  27387-3 0  9994
2 53807  53.2312 122.0280 0008358  21.3939 338.7412 15.32643191148159
Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:07:10.785Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
147.87824°
Altitude
463.506 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 08m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
4.17282°
Longitude
-37.50214°
Altitude
473.41 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 50m 47s
Apparent Declination
-20° 26' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:00:53
Azimuth
285.513° WNW
Elevation
-48.956°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
473.897 km
Perigee altitude
462.453 km
Semi-major axis
6,846.312 km
Eccentricity
0.0008358
Inclination
53.2312°
RAAN
122.028°
Arg. of periapsis
21.3939°
True anomaly
338.70644°
Mean anomaly
338.7412°
Eccentric anomaly
338.72382°
Mean motion
3.83141 °/min
BSTAR
0.00027387
Orbital period
93.96 mins
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BLUEWALKER 3 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-10 02:04:01.601Z223.194° SW2025-05-10 02:08:01.601Z76.213° E41.275°2025-05-10 02:11:01.601Z52.898° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 03:44:01.601Z302.797° NW2025-05-10 03:46:01.601Z345.764° N18.122°2025-05-10 03:48:01.601Z21.298° NNE
5 mins2025-05-10 08:40:01.601Z324.589° NNW2025-05-10 08:42:01.601Z48.524° ENE40.906°2025-05-10 08:45:01.601Z117.276° SE
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