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LDPE-2, 54219

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LDPE-2, 54219 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 01 Nov 2022 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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

54219, 2022-144A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ESPASTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-11-01 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON HEAVY

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

3.054 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 LDPE-2
1 54219U 22144A   25211.53017809 -.00000198  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 54219   4.8497  65.5169 0000935 149.6426 190.5269  1.00561151  8567

Epoch: 2025-07-30T12:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T12:43:27.386Z)

Latitude

-1.65751°

Longitude

-93.51393°

Altitude

35,709.252 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 03m 01s

True Declination

-1° 39' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.97504°

Longitude

-19.02707°

Altitude

35,705.083 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 07m 04s

Apparent Declination

-1° 46' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:14:23

Azimuth

160.645° S

Elevation

46.595°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,710.666 km

Perigee altitude

35,702.796 km

Semi-major axis

42,084.868 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

4.8497°

RAAN

65.5169°

Arg. of periapsis

149.6426°

True anomaly

190.52494°

Mean anomaly

190.5269°

Eccentric anomaly

190.52592°

Mean motion

0.25139 °/min

Orbital period

1,432.02 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #144 in the year 2022 (2022-11-01 UTC)

USA 339, 54220

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 54221

FALCON HEAVY DEB, 54222

LDPE-2 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.
1440 mins	2025-07-30 17:40:25.245Z	160.653° S	2025-07-30 19:58:25.245Z	159.952° S	36.398°	2025-07-31 17:40:25.245Z	158.965° S

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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