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ASTROCAST-0403, 55111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0403, 55111 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

55111, 2023-001DG

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ASTROCAST-0403
1 55111U 23001DG  26115.23568352  .00025446  00000-0  89817-3 0  9995
2 55111  97.5593 208.4473 0006428 154.0928 206.0635 15.29200440136469

Epoch: 2026-04-25T05:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-25T05:39:23.056Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-89.65573°

Altitude

485.26 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 53m 47s

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

01:45:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.567 km

Perigee altitude

470.756 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.298 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

97.5593°

RAAN

208.4473°

Arg. of periapsis

154.0928°

True anomaly

206.03116°

Mean anomaly

206.0635°

Eccentric anomaly

206.04733°

Mean motion

3.82555 °/min

Orbital period

94.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00089817

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SKYKRAFT-1, 55041

SKYKRAFT-1C, 55061

FLOCK 4Y 27, 55083 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4Y 23, 55080 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 17, 55031 (Decayed)

ION SCV-008, 55051

FLOCK 4Y 26, 55070 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-167, 55087 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-162, 55095 (Decayed)

MENUT, 55010

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ASTROCAST-0403 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	2026-04-25 18:47:02.584Z	25.642° NE	2026-04-25 18:50:02.584Z	111.078° ESE	37.437°	2026-04-25 18:53:02.584Z	175.987° S
4 mins	2026-04-26 06:56:02.584Z	234.315° WSW	2026-04-26 06:57:02.584Z	259.715° W	22.011°	2026-04-26 07:00:02.584Z	319.004° NNW
4 mins	2026-04-26 18:22:02.584Z	62.774° ENE	2026-04-26 18:23:02.584Z	85.666° E	20.379°	2026-04-26 18:26:02.584Z	147.151° SSE

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ASTROCAST-0403, 55111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-25T05:39:23.056Z)

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Orbital elements

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

ASTROCAST-0403 Visibility forecast

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