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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAM-6 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | LeoStella |
Mission status | Operational |
Mission | Defense Technology |
Bus & Motor | YAM, Unknown motor |
Mass | 87 kg wet, 87 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 YAM-6
1 59126U 24043AE 24261.60639356 .00034596 00000-0 15633-2 0 9996
2 59126 97.4841 24.5353 0010917 330.6688 29.3933 15.20815625 29849
Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:33:12.403Z)
Latitude | -0.00006° |
Longitude | 169.21499° |
Altitude | 499.923 km |
Speed | 7.618 km/s |
True Right ascension | 01h 38m 08s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | 40.71347° |
Longitude | -4.04312° |
Altitude | 516.639 km |
Speed | 7.605 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 11h 34m 09s |
Apparent Declination | 43° 07' 60" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 14:17:28 |
Azimuth | 289.618° WNW |
Elevation | 59.568° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 507.856 km |
Perigee | 492.838 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,878.484 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0010917 |
Inclination | 97.4841° |
RAAN | 24.5353° |
Arg. of periapsis | 330.6688° |
True anomaly | 29.45477° |
Mean anomaly | 29.3933° |
Eccentric anomaly | 29.42403° |
Mean motion | 3.80456 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0015633 |
Period | 94.62 mins |
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YAM-6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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