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VSP ROSE, 59124

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VSP ROSE, 59124 is a payload satellite owned by Aerospacelab (BE) 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

59124, 2024-043AC

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Aerospacelab (BE / BEL)

Manufacturer

Aerospacelab

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AEROSP, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 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, 0.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.004 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 VSP ROSE
1 59124U 24043AC  25229.17338241  .00003998  00000-0  16318-3 0  9994
2 59124  97.5217 357.4731 0010523 233.3854 126.6416 15.24964901 80592

Epoch: 2025-08-17T04:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-17T04:09:40.24Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-30.74263°

Altitude

498.304 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 49m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.47123°

Longitude

121.43247°

Altitude

511.458 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 31m 26s

Apparent Declination

-63° 43' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:53:32

Azimuth

159.803° S

Elevation

-63.29°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.08 km

Perigee altitude

480.63 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

97.5217°

RAAN

357.4731°

Arg. of periapsis

233.3854°

True anomaly

126.73828°

Mean anomaly

126.6416°

Eccentric anomaly

126.68995°

Mean motion

3.81494 °/min

Orbital period

94.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00016318

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VSP ROSE 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.
5 mins	2025-08-17 22:03:20.968Z	338.563° N	2025-08-17 22:05:20.968Z	285.949° WNW	27.678°	2025-08-17 22:08:20.968Z	225.472° WSW
5 mins	2025-08-18 08:39:20.968Z	165.457° S	2025-08-18 08:41:20.968Z	355.713° N	43.909°	2025-08-18 08:44:20.968Z	348.551° N