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CONTINUUM-1, 55045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONTINUUM-1, 55045 is a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AU) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 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

55045, 2023-001AN

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

Satellogic Inc (US)

Manufacturer

URUGUS S.A.

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

NEWSAT IVG, Unknown motor

Mass

41.5 kg wet, 38.5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 CONTINUUM-1
1 55045U 23001AN  26099.21805068  .00009687  00000-0  34819-3 0  9999
2 55045  97.3396 163.2212 0008185 311.0913  48.9620 15.28812704181710

Epoch: 2026-04-09T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-09T05:13:59.578Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-112.74626°

Altitude

478.781 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 52m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:25:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.922 km

Perigee altitude

470.701 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.449 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

97.3396°

RAAN

163.2212°

Arg. of periapsis

311.0913°

True anomaly

49.03279°

Mean anomaly

48.962°

Eccentric anomaly

48.99739°

Mean motion

3.82459 °/min

Orbital period

94.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00034819

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-161, 55096 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0404, 55112

FLOCK 4Y 26, 55070 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 8, 55071 (Decayed)

YAM-5, 55076

FUTURA-SM1, 55105 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 31, 55075 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

BRO-8, 55011

OBJECT CA, 55081 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 10, 55029 (Decayed)

ION SCV-008, 55051

SPACEBEE-157, 55102 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036 (Decayed)

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CONTINUUM-1 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.
6 mins	2026-04-09 16:47:37.654Z	25.948° NE	2026-04-09 16:50:37.654Z	108.986° ESE	37.161°	2026-04-09 16:53:37.654Z	174.75° S
4 mins	2026-04-10 04:56:37.654Z	229.154° WSW	2026-04-10 04:57:37.654Z	254.195° W	22.881°	2026-04-10 05:00:37.654Z	318.528° NNW

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CONTINUUM-1, 55045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-09T05:13:59.578Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

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