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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

3 hours ago

Origin

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 (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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK  25123.61550043  .00009361  00000-0  37493-3 0  9997
2 59131  97.5116 252.0944 0010270 241.0344 118.9864 15.25223348 64534

Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:46:19.237Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

168.75904°

Altitude

496.634 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 48m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

39.08805°

Longitude

162.783°

Altitude

502.28 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 12m 01s

Apparent Declination

1° 27' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:52:41

Azimuth

331.427° NNW

Elevation

-44.828°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.129 km

Perigee altitude

480.028 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.215 km

Eccentricity

0.001027

Inclination

97.5116°

RAAN

252.0944°

Arg. of periapsis

241.0344°

True anomaly

119.08928°

Mean anomaly

118.9864°

Eccentric anomaly

119.03785°

Mean motion

3.81559 °/min

BSTAR

0.00037493

Orbital period

94.35 mins

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MESON-1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-03 21:37:35.425Z	2.44° NNE	2025-05-03 21:40:35.425Z	296.331° NW	40.024°	2025-05-03 21:43:35.425Z	208.137° SW
5 mins	2025-05-04 08:14:35.425Z	134.455° SE	2025-05-04 08:16:35.425Z	59.859° ENE	35.54°	2025-05-04 08:19:35.425Z	1.369° NNE

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