BLUEWALKER-LVA, 54247 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLUEWALKER-LVA, 54247 was a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Sep 2022 UTC launched 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.
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Embed this page
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
54247 intel report (Beta)
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Create New Watchlist
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AST & Science
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
BW3 LVA, Unknown motor
Mass
150 kg wet, 150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
1.963 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 months ago
0 BLUEWALKER-LVA
1 54247U 22111AS 25068.16967933 .99999999 12830-4 42314-3 0 9991
2 54247 53.1497 342.8567 0000773 257.0526 251.3776 16.57056845130318Epoch: 2025-03-09T04:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-09T04:04:20.294Z)
Latitude
24.84571°
Longitude
-85.51592°
Altitude
121.96 km
Speed
7.837 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 30m 41s
True Declination
24° 42' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:37:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
121.593 km
Perigee altitude
120.588 km
Semi-major axis
6,499.227 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
53.1497°
RAAN
342.8567°
Arg. of periapsis
257.0526°
True anomaly
251.36921°
Mean anomaly
251.3776°
Eccentric anomaly
251.3734°
Mean motion
4.14239 °/min
Orbital period
86.91 mins
BSTAR
0.00042314
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2022 (2022-09-11 UTC)
Did you know?
You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BLUEWALKER-LVA Visibility
Loading observer location...
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This satellite is decayed. |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order |
|---|
CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
Authenticating...
Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order |
|---|