Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/59101?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/59101?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

59101, 2024-043D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

MethaneSAT LLC (EDF) (US)

Manufacturer

Blue Canyon

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

SATURN X-SAT, NANO-R3

Mass

362 kg wet, 326 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.251 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 METHANESAT
1 59101U 24043D   26256.34926096  .00001124  00000-0  99128-4 0  9990
2 59101  97.8566  27.9089 0011171  74.7425 285.5031 14.98437776137858

Epoch: 2026-09-13T08:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T08:22:56.146Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-90.17022°

Altitude

572.703 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 51m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:52:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.497 km

Perigee altitude

560.977 km

Semi-major axis

6,946.874 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

97.8566°

RAAN

27.9089°

Arg. of periapsis

74.7425°

True anomaly

285.3797°

Mean anomaly

285.5031°

Eccentric anomaly

285.44141°

Mean motion

3.74851 °/min

Orbital period

96.04 mins

BSTAR

0.000099128

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

OBJECT S, 59114 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JOHNNYTRUONG, 59146

SENTRY, 59140 (Decayed)

VSP RF C1, 59136

OBJECT R, 59113 (Decayed)

PE2_FLT1 (TYVAK-0261), 59105

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

METHANESAT Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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.
7 mins	2026-09-13 21:45:48.401Z	12.294° NNE	2026-09-13 21:49:48.401Z	195.398° SSW	73.26°	2026-09-13 21:52:48.401Z	193.886° SSW
6 mins	2026-09-14 08:33:48.401Z	141.731° SSE	2026-09-14 08:35:48.401Z	100.129° ESE	47.095°	2026-09-14 08:39:48.401Z	359.896° N

Items per page:

1–2 of 2 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out METHANESAT, 59101 on other resources

View METHANESAT, 59101 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View METHANESAT, 59101 on Heavens-Above

View METHANESAT, 59101 on Keep Track

View METHANESAT, 59101 on Celestrak

View METHANESAT, 59101 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

METHANESAT, 59101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T08:22:56.146Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

METHANESAT Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out METHANESAT, 59101 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 11 hours ago