Showing default

VSP RF A1, 59135

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VSP RF A1, 59135 is a payload satellite owned by Aerospacelab (BE) 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/59135?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/59135?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

59135, 2024-043AP

Orbit

SSO

Country

BE / BEL

Related business

Aerospacelab (BE)

Manufacturer

Aerospacelab

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

Bus & Motor

AEROSP, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.963 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 VSP RF A1
1 59135U 24043AP  26033.18866581  .00004871  00000-0  18344-3 0  9996
2 59135  97.5424 168.4380 0011089   3.0344 357.0960 15.27532742106396

Epoch: 2026-02-02T04:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T04:31:40.725Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-31.86921°

Altitude

478.687 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 13m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:51:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

487.757 km

Perigee altitude

472.547 km

Semi-major axis

6,858.289 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

97.5424°

RAAN

168.438°

Arg. of periapsis

3.0344°

True anomaly

357.08955°

Mean anomaly

357.096°

Eccentric anomaly

357.09278°

Mean motion

3.82137 °/min

Orbital period

94.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00018344

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

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

GHOST-5, 59130

OBJECT S, 59114 (Decayed)

NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122

OBJECT AY, 59144 (Decayed)

OBJECT AX, 59143 (Decayed)

TIGER-7, 59141

LEMUR 2 CHARLIE-ROSE, 59115 (Decayed)

SENTRY, 59140

LACE-2, 59119 (Decayed)

LACE-1, 59118 (Decayed)

BRO-13, 59107

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

VSP RF A1 Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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	2026-02-08 21:26:35.993Z	25.94° NE	2026-02-08 21:29:35.993Z	83.416° E	34.702°	2026-02-08 21:32:35.993Z	169.119° S
4 mins	2026-02-09 09:36:35.993Z	227.596° WSW	2026-02-09 09:37:35.993Z	253.143° W	23.554°	2026-02-09 09:40:35.993Z	318.885° NNW

Items per page:

1–2 of 2 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out VSP RF A1, 59135 on other resources

View VSP RF A1, 59135 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View VSP RF A1, 59135 on Heavens-Above

View VSP RF A1, 59135 on Keep Track

View VSP RF A1, 59135 on Celestrak

View VSP RF A1, 59135 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

VSP RF A1, 59135

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T04:31:40.725Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

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

VSP RF A1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out VSP RF A1, 59135 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 1 week ago