METHANESAT, 59101
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METHANESAT, 59101 is a payload satellite owned by MethaneSAT (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
SATURN X-SAT, NANO-R3
Mass
362 kg wet, 326 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
2.251 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 METHANESAT
1 59101U 24043D 25128.63423202 .00004055 00000-0 37401-3 0 9991
2 59101 97.7949 254.9141 0009200 281.3357 78.6830 14.95194499 64141Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:13:17.646Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
159.88866°
Altitude
583.563 km
Speed
7.569 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 59m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-82.21356°
Longitude
-104.11995°
Altitude
603.792 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 29m 19s
Apparent Declination
-63° 20' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:01:35
Azimuth
171.069° S
Elevation
-66.082°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)
METHANESAT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 4 mins | 2025-05-09 07:26:41.221Z | 102.205° ESE | 2025-05-09 07:28:41.221Z | 67.005° ENE | 18.438° | 2025-05-09 07:30:41.221Z | 32.071° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 09:01:41.221Z | 213.727° SW | 2025-05-09 09:03:41.221Z | 259.715° W | 28.058° | 2025-05-09 09:06:41.221Z | 320.907° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 20:43:41.221Z | 48.836° ENE | 2025-05-09 20:45:41.221Z | 99.794° ESE | 29.633° | 2025-05-09 20:48:41.221Z | 159.184° S |
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