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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.

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Identifier

59135, 2024-043AP

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Aerospacelab (BE / BEL)

Manufacturer

Aerospacelab

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

AEROSP, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 VSP RF A1
1 59135U 24043AP  25189.17167091  .00003351  00000-0  13735-3 0  9997
2 59135  97.5205 317.7519 0011850  18.7191 341.4480 15.24923642 74517

Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:07:12.366Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-30.4201°

Altitude

486.391 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 11m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.31947°

Longitude

141.27385°

Altitude

516.803 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 29m 33s

Apparent Declination

-44° 06' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:21:51

Azimuth

198.18° SSW

Elevation

-85.564°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

496.115 km

Perigee altitude

479.843 km

Semi-major axis

6,866.116 km

Eccentricity

0.00119

Inclination

97.5205°

RAAN

317.7519°

Arg. of periapsis

18.7191°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

341.448°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81484 °/min

Orbital period

94.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00013735

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VSP RF A1 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	2025-07-08 08:58:10.116Z	189.338° SSW	2025-07-08 09:01:10.116Z	269.388° W	35.307°	2025-07-08 09:04:10.116Z	333.729° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-08 22:01:10.116Z	334.171° NNW	2025-07-08 22:03:10.116Z	273.506° WNW	28.038°	2025-07-08 22:05:10.116Z	230.399° WSW

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