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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 (3 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 VSP RF A1
1 59135U 24043AP  26251.49731323  .00000476  00000-0  23921-4 0  9992
2 59135  97.5693  28.4042 0001086  87.4954 272.6406 15.22098850139679

Epoch: 2026-09-08T11:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T11:56:07.863Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-138.19144°

Altitude

502.565 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 53m 37s

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

10:35:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

497.228 km

Perigee altitude

495.734 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.618 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

97.5693°

RAAN

28.4042°

Arg. of periapsis

87.4954°

True anomaly

272.62817°

Mean anomaly

272.6406°

Eccentric anomaly

272.63438°

Mean motion

3.80777 °/min

Orbital period

94.54 mins

BSTAR

0.000023921

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IRIS-F1, 59110 (Decayed)

HORACIO, 59098

LEMUR 2 FELDHUS, 59116 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-09-08 21:57:32.127Z	17.594° NNE	2026-09-08 22:00:32.127Z	57.622° ENE	62.295°	2026-09-08 22:04:32.127Z	185.506° SSW
4 mins	2026-09-09 08:36:32.127Z	105.629° ESE	2026-09-09 08:37:32.127Z	81.499° E	25.534°	2026-09-09 08:40:32.127Z	17.667° NNE

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VSP RF A1, 59135

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T11:56:07.863Z)

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