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MESON-1, 59131

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MESON-1, 59131 is a payload satellite owned by Atomos (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
59131, 2024-043AK
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Atomos
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ATOMOS, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 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 + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
1.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK  25228.80874442  .00004716  00000-0  18439-3 0  9994
2 59131  97.5244 357.8468 0010103 231.1444 128.8893 15.26310319 80577
Epoch: 2025-08-16T19:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-16T19:24:35.517Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
101.26017°
Altitude
494.309 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 51m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
77.3803°
Longitude
-42.07107°
Altitude
504.234 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 31m 20s
Apparent Declination
22° 35' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:53:32
Azimuth
5.77° NNE
Elevation
-27.286°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
490.749 km
Perigee altitude
476.884 km
Semi-major axis
6,861.953 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
97.5244°
RAAN
357.8468°
Arg. of periapsis
231.1444°
True anomaly
128.97934°
Mean anomaly
128.8893°
Eccentric anomaly
128.93433°
Mean motion
3.81831 °/min
Orbital period
94.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00018439
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