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 | 1 day 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 1 day ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL 25044.56590256 .00003110 00000-0 11025-3 0 9990
2 53807 53.2332 156.1495 0008621 107.1231 253.0716 15.32216361135166
Epoch: 2025-02-13T13:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-13T13:34:53.981Z)
Latitude | -0.00003° |
Longitude | 168.58437° |
Altitude | 471.833 km |
Speed | 7.63 km/s |
True Right ascension | 10h 24m 35s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -44.00149° |
Longitude | 29.68773° |
Altitude | 487.759 km |
Speed | 7.619 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 02h 56m 33s |
Apparent Declination | -45° 09' 26" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 16:45:14 |
Azimuth | 113.689° SE |
Elevation | -69.413° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 475.349 km |
Perigee altitude | 463.543 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,847.583 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0008621 |
Inclination | 53.2332° |
RAAN | 156.1495° |
Arg. of periapsis | 107.1231° |
True anomaly | 252.97712° |
Mean anomaly | 253.0716° |
Eccentric anomaly | 253.02436° |
Mean motion | 3.83034 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00011025 |
Orbital period | 93.99 mins |
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BLUEWALKER 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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4 mins | 2025-02-14 15:04:19.634Z | 344.949° N | 2025-02-14 15:06:19.634Z | 22.197° NNE | 16.189° | 2025-02-14 15:08:19.634Z | 58.816° ENE |
5 mins | 2025-02-14 16:42:19.634Z | 313.841° NW | 2025-02-14 16:44:19.634Z | 350.772° N | 44.127° | 2025-02-14 16:47:19.634Z | 126.718° SE |
5 mins | 2025-02-15 09:36:19.634Z | 225.019° WSW | 2025-02-15 09:38:19.634Z | 202.66° SW | 43.874° | 2025-02-15 09:41:19.634Z | 51.878° ENE |
4 mins | 2025-02-15 11:15:19.634Z | 307.202° NW | 2025-02-15 11:16:19.634Z | 327.287° NNW | 17.449° | 2025-02-15 11:19:19.634Z | 23.058° NE |
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