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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

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, Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 VSP RF A1
1 59135U 24043AP  26235.58858104  .00002653  00000-0  11836-3 0  9991
2 59135  97.5557  12.4013 0001434  79.2603 280.8794 15.22288057137259

Epoch: 2026-08-23T14:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T14:07:33.401Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-171.37034°

Altitude

501.844 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 49m 36s

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

14:02:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

496.896 km

Perigee altitude

494.924 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.047 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

97.5557°

RAAN

12.4013°

Arg. of periapsis

79.2603°

True anomaly

280.86326°

Mean anomaly

280.8794°

Eccentric anomaly

280.87133°

Mean motion

3.80824 °/min

Orbital period

94.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011836

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

MH-1, 59145 (Decayed)

PE2_FLT2 (TYVAK-0262), 59104

OBJECT AT, 59139 (Decayed)

NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122

VSP RF B1, 59137

LEMUR 2 CHARLIE-ROSE, 59115 (Decayed)

LYNK TOWER 5, 59121

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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	2026-08-24 09:11:21.801Z	163.1° S	2026-08-24 09:14:21.801Z	11.265° NNE	43.348°	2026-08-24 09:17:21.801Z	350.018° N
5 mins	2026-08-24 22:15:21.801Z	0.325° NNE	2026-08-24 22:17:21.801Z	266.747° W	42.493°	2026-08-24 22:20:21.801Z	202.617° SW

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VSP RF A1, 59135

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: 2026-08-23T14:07:33.401Z)

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