ASTROCAST-0402, 55109
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTROCAST-0402, 55109 is a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) 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
Orbit
Country
CH / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4.5 kg wet, 4.5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 ASTROCAST-0402
1 55109U 23001DE 26166.79914093 .00007335 00000-0 26678-3 0 9999
2 55109 97.5584 259.9764 0003854 230.3625 129.7274 15.28549873144321Epoch: 2026-06-15T19:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T19:10:45.776Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
68.20533°
Altitude
484.934 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 19m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
17:58:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
479.75 km
Perigee altitude
474.466 km
Semi-major axis
6,855.245 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.5584°
RAAN
259.9764°
Arg. of periapsis
230.3625°
True anomaly
129.76136°
Mean anomaly
129.7274°
Eccentric anomaly
129.74438°
Mean motion
3.82392 °/min
Orbital period
94.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00026678
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ASTROCAST-0402 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-16 19:18:08.284Z | 3.639° NNE | 2026-06-16 19:21:08.284Z | 289.692° WNW | 41.209° | 2026-06-16 19:24:08.284Z | 205.672° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-17 05:53:08.284Z | 137.433° SSE | 2026-06-17 05:55:08.284Z | 89.541° E | 32.873° | 2026-06-17 05:58:08.284Z | 6.777° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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