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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 VSP RF A1
1 59135U 24043AP  25123.54113461  .00007451  00000-0  30703-3 0  9997
2 59135  97.5118 251.9017 0010591 236.1874 123.8355 15.24339215 64516

Epoch: 2025-05-03T12:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T12:59:14.03Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-164.58867°

Altitude

499.922 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 47m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

15.53009°

Longitude

-166.47685°

Altitude

500.747 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 21m 46s

Apparent Declination

-11° 55' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:33:57

Azimuth

312.134° NW

Elevation

-53.268°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

497.009 km

Perigee altitude

482.461 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.872 km

Eccentricity

0.0010591

Inclination

97.5118°

RAAN

251.9017°

Arg. of periapsis

236.1874°

True anomaly

123.93624°

Mean anomaly

123.8355°

Eccentric anomaly

123.88588°

Mean motion

3.81338 °/min

BSTAR

0.00030703

Orbital period

94.4 mins

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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	2025-05-03 21:25:54.610Z	10.467° NNE	2025-05-03 21:28:54.610Z	207.5° SW	43.35°	2025-05-03 21:31:54.610Z	194.982° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-04 08:02:54.610Z	119.155° SE	2025-05-04 08:04:54.610Z	59.279° ENE	28.196°	2025-05-04 08:06:54.610Z	15.527° NNE

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