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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

23 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 YAM-6
1 59126U 24043AE  25198.35037566  .00006363  00000-0  22555-3 0  9996
2 59126  97.5153 328.0323 0009217 349.4235  10.6810 15.29419025 76002

Epoch: 2025-07-17T08:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T08:24:32.457Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-93.52039°

Altitude

474.437 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 52m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.68212°

Longitude

94.88498°

Altitude

489.731 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 04m 39s

Apparent Declination

4° 34' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:43:42

Azimuth

332.464° NNW

Elevation

-41.766°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.822 km

Perigee altitude

468.19 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

97.5153°

RAAN

328.0323°

Arg. of periapsis

349.4235°

True anomaly

10.7006°

Mean anomaly

10.681°

Eccentric anomaly

10.6908°

Mean motion

3.8261 °/min

Orbital period

94.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00022555

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YAM-6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-18 08:05:47.970Z	130.19° SE	2025-07-18 08:08:47.970Z	69.749° E	24.584°	2025-07-18 08:10:47.970Z	22.503° NE
4 mins	2025-07-18 21:06:47.970Z	52.396° ENE	2025-07-18 21:07:47.970Z	81.453° E	29.243°	2025-07-18 21:10:47.970Z	160.469° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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