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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

Country

Related business

Atomos Space (US)

Manufacturer

Atomos

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ATOMOS, Unknown motor

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK  26039.92063158  .00007217  00000-0  25534-3 0  9995
2 59131  97.5427 175.8707 0010016 341.2921  18.7949 15.29426218107466

Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:05:42.568Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

65.42046°

Altitude

474.124 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 43m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

15:36:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.349 km

Perigee altitude

467.622 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.623 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

97.5427°

RAAN

175.8707°

Arg. of periapsis

341.2921°

True anomaly

18.83192°

Mean anomaly

18.7949°

Eccentric anomaly

18.81341°

Mean motion

3.82611 °/min

Orbital period

94.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00025534

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

LACE-2, 59119 (Decayed)

MH-1, 59145 (Decayed)

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MESON-1 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	2026-02-09 22:12:15.814Z	355.723° N	2026-02-09 22:15:15.814Z	280.076° WNW	34.521°	2026-02-09 22:18:15.814Z	215.161° SW
5 mins	2026-02-10 08:47:15.814Z	144.761° SSE	2026-02-10 08:49:15.814Z	58.018° ENE	39.525°	2026-02-10 08:52:15.814Z	357.234° N

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MESON-1, 59131

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:05:42.568Z)

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