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YAM-6, 59126

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-6, 59126 is a payload satellite owned by Loft Orbital (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

59126, 2024-043AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

LeoStella

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

YAM, Unknown motor

Mass

87 kg wet, 87 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 + 4 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 YAM-6
1 59126U 24043AE  25123.60933164  .00013255  00000-0  48236-3 0  9993
2 59126  97.5055 252.6113 0008929 239.2542 120.7818 15.28323303 64581

Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:37:26.253Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

171.50279°

Altitude

487.062 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 50m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

81.04723°

Longitude

115.37755°

Altitude

499.75 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 46m 31s

Apparent Declination

24° 24' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:55:22

Azimuth

2.234° NNE

Elevation

-25.637°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.905 km

Perigee altitude

471.662 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.92 km

Eccentricity

0.0008929

Inclination

97.5055°

RAAN

252.6113°

Arg. of periapsis

239.2542°

True anomaly

120.86965°

Mean anomaly

120.7818°

Eccentric anomaly

120.82573°

Mean motion

3.82335 °/min

BSTAR

0.00048236

Orbital period

94.16 mins

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YAM-6 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.
6 mins	2025-05-03 21:28:16.162Z	10.547° NNE	2025-05-03 21:31:16.162Z	228.443° WSW	44.653°	2025-05-03 21:34:16.162Z	195.088° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-04 08:04:16.162Z	109.635° ESE	2025-05-04 08:05:16.162Z	80.6° E	27.023°	2025-05-04 08:08:16.162Z	12.457° NNE

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