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). 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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MESON-1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 14 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Atomos |
Mission status | Operational |
Mission | Commercial Technology |
Bus & Motor | ATOMOS, Unknown motor |
Mass | ~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK 24261.31624056 .00023139 00000-0 10759-2 0 9996
2 59131 97.4879 24.2559 0011907 329.3730 30.6808 15.19908826 29798
Epoch: 2024-09-17T07:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T07:35:23.184Z)
Latitude | -0.00006° |
Longitude | -86.32334° |
Altitude | 502.155 km |
Speed | 7.617 km/s |
True Right ascension | 01h 37m 01s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | -41.12721° |
Longitude | -79.18895° |
Altitude | 513.757 km |
Speed | 7.61 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 02h 15m 42s |
Apparent Declination | -40° 23' 31" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 14:26:29 |
Azimuth | 103.881° ESE |
Elevation | -87.887° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 511.279 km |
Perigee | 494.892 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,881.222 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0011907 |
Inclination | 97.4879° |
RAAN | 24.2559° |
Arg. of periapsis | 329.373° |
True anomaly | 30.75051° |
Mean anomaly | 30.6808° |
Eccentric anomaly | 30.71565° |
Mean motion | 3.80229 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0010759 |
Period | 94.68 mins |
No data available
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MESON-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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