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
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.251 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 METHANESAT
1 59101U 24043D 26001.36135803 .00006666 00000-0 58414-3 0 9996
2 59101 97.8207 131.9591 0010258 201.5961 158.4829 14.96963869 99680Epoch: 2026-01-01T08:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T08:40:21.333Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-99.14681°
Altitude
585.97 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 47m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:30:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
580.429 km
Perigee altitude
566.168 km
Semi-major axis
6,951.435 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
97.8207°
RAAN
131.9591°
Arg. of periapsis
201.5961°
True anomaly
158.52596°
Mean anomaly
158.4829°
Eccentric anomaly
158.50444°
Mean motion
3.74482 °/min
Orbital period
96.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00058414
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-01-01 20:29:24.596Z | 52.96° ENE | 2026-01-01 20:32:24.596Z | 103.315° ESE | 16.935° | 2026-01-01 20:34:24.596Z | 134.516° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-01-01 22:05:24.596Z | 333.916° NNW | 2026-01-01 22:07:24.596Z | 282.698° WNW | 28.028° | 2026-01-01 22:10:24.596Z | 228.398° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-01-02 08:52:24.596Z | 188.785° SSW | 2026-01-02 08:54:24.596Z | 236.372° WSW | 38.836° | 2026-01-02 08:58:24.596Z | 337.341° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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