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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK  26096.88997009  .00007942  00000-0  27262-3 0  9999
2 59131  97.5531 233.7307 0011441 129.1634 231.0624 15.30362277116173

Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:21:33.415Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

78.16693°

Altitude

482.765 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 34m 55s

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

12:51:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.526 km

Perigee altitude

463.852 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.826 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

97.5531°

RAAN

233.7307°

Arg. of periapsis

129.1634°

True anomaly

230.96051°

Mean anomaly

231.0624°

Eccentric anomaly

231.01145°

Mean motion

3.82846 °/min

Orbital period

94.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00027262

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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.
5 mins	2026-04-07 08:28:43.914Z	129.599° SE	2026-04-07 08:31:43.914Z	69.677° E	24.219°	2026-04-07 08:33:43.914Z	22.853° NE
5 mins	2026-04-07 21:28:43.914Z	45.336° ENE	2026-04-07 21:30:43.914Z	102.606° ESE	28.448°	2026-04-07 21:33:43.914Z	163.686° S

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MESON-1, 59131

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:21:33.415Z)

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