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METHANESAT, 59101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METHANESAT, 59101 is a payload satellite 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
59101, 2024-043D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
15 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)
2024-03-04 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
2.251 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 METHANESAT
1 59101U 24043D   25140.07771409  .00002673  00000-0  24804-3 0  9995
2 59101  97.7963 266.2924 0009888 237.9128 122.1133 14.95254585 65850
Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:51:54.497Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
0.33418°
Altitude
588.292 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 45m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
78.00361°
Longitude
-139.19435°
Altitude
599.735 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 38m 23s
Apparent Declination
26° 53' 27"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:39:39
Azimuth
14.688° NNE
Elevation
-21.687°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
585.477 km
Perigee altitude
571.72 km
Semi-major axis
6,956.736 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
97.7963°
RAAN
266.2924°
Arg. of periapsis
237.9128°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
122.1133°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.74055 °/min
Orbital period
96.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00024804
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METHANESAT Visibility forecast

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Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-20 20:07:45.521Z61.794° ENE2025-05-20 20:09:45.521Z91.48° ESE13.305°2025-05-20 20:11:45.521Z121.416° SE
6 mins2025-05-20 21:42:45.521Z350.975° N2025-05-20 21:45:45.521Z268.74° W34.026°2025-05-20 21:48:45.521Z217.454° SW
6 mins2025-05-21 08:30:45.521Z173.623° S2025-05-21 08:33:45.521Z292.588° NW43.863°2025-05-21 08:36:45.521Z343.136° N
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