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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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BLUEWALKER 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 23 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 23 hours ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL 24287.63258388 .00014443 00000-0 51498-3 0 9992
2 53807 53.2368 6.7634 0008976 92.1881 268.0148 15.29130722116332Epoch: 2024-10-13T15:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-13T15:10:55.247Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 116.3619° |
| Altitude | 479.536 km |
| Speed | 7.627 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 27m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -11.11856° |
| Longitude | -59.64174° |
| Altitude | 482.259 km |
| Speed | 7.624 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 39m 47s |
| Apparent Declination | -40° 49' 48" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:33:06 |
| Azimuth | 116.549° SE |
| Elevation | -35.876° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 484.808 km |
| Perigee | 472.499 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,856.791 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008976 |
| Inclination | 53.2368° |
| RAAN | 6.7634° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 92.1881° |
| True anomaly | 267.91201° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.0148° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 267.9634° |
| Mean motion | 3.82263 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00051498 |
| Period | 94.18 mins |
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BLUEWALKER 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-14 15:13:08.873Z | 303.352° NW | 2024-10-14 15:16:08.873Z | 247.631° W | 40.998° | 2024-10-14 15:19:08.873Z | 144.938° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-15 08:10:08.873Z | 246.472° WSW | 2024-10-15 08:12:08.873Z | 286.163° WNW | 38.829° | 2024-10-15 08:16:08.873Z | 43.466° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-15 13:07:08.873Z | 338.183° N | 2024-10-15 13:09:08.873Z | 13.47° NNE | 18.65° | 2024-10-15 13:12:08.873Z | 71.372° E |