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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

55109, 2023-001DE

Orbit

SSO

Country

CH / SWTZ

Related business

Astrocast (CH)

Manufacturer

Astrocast

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4.5 kg wet, 4.5 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ASTROCAST-0402
1 55109U 23001DE  26069.78971889  .00012158  00000-0  46455-3 0  9990
2 55109  97.5555 161.6770 0004260 213.6613 146.4355 15.26762956129515

Epoch: 2026-03-10T18:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T18:57:11.712Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

68.91494°

Altitude

491.029 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 46m 42s

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

05:33:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.383 km

Perigee altitude

479.537 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.597 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.5555°

RAAN

161.677°

Arg. of periapsis

213.6613°

True anomaly

146.46248°

Mean anomaly

146.4355°

Eccentric anomaly

146.44899°

Mean motion

3.81945 °/min

Orbital period

94.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00046455

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

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MENUT, 55010

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 22, 55022 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 9, 55069 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054

OBJECT-DD, 55108 (Decayed)

OBJECT CK, 55090 (Decayed)

KSF3-B, 55019 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 36, 55078 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1C, 55061

SKYKRAFT-1B, 55058 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1, 55041

LEMUR 2 DISCLAIMER, 55014 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-11 06:05:11.264Z	167.293° S	2026-03-11 06:08:11.264Z	173.531° S	44.519°	2026-03-11 06:11:11.264Z	347.446° N
5 mins	2026-03-11 19:07:11.264Z	0.608° NNE	2026-03-11 19:09:11.264Z	299.427° NW	41.705°	2026-03-11 19:12:11.264Z	204.783° SW

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ASTROCAST-0402, 55109

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: 2026-03-10T18:57:11.712Z)

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Orbital elements

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

ASTROCAST-0402 Visibility forecast

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