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HAMMER, 59148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAMMER, 59148 is a payload satellite owned by Open Cosmos (ES) 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

59148, 2024-043BC

Orbit

SSO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Open Cosmos Ltd. (GB)

Manufacturer

Open Cosmos

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.098 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 HAMMER
1 59148U 24043BC  26096.93999086  .00024355  00000-0  48053-3 0  9998
2 59148  97.5374 242.5656 0007801  80.3784 279.8346 15.47145063116788

Epoch: 2026-04-06T22:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T22:33:35.210Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

68.94504°

Altitude

427.303 km

Speed

7.656 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 10m 15s

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

10:55:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

427.323 km

Perigee altitude

416.713 km

Semi-major axis

6,800.155 km

Eccentricity

0.00078

Inclination

97.5374°

RAAN

242.5656°

Arg. of periapsis

80.3784°

True anomaly

279.74651°

Mean anomaly

279.8346°

Eccentric anomaly

279.79055°

Mean motion

3.87048 °/min

Orbital period

93.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00048053

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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	2026-04-07 09:33:01.210Z	157.855° S	2026-04-07 09:36:01.210Z	76.204° E	42.284°	2026-04-07 09:39:01.210Z	354.278° N
4 mins	2026-04-07 22:25:01.210Z	24.655° NE	2026-04-07 22:27:01.210Z	134.77° SE	41.133°	2026-04-07 22:29:01.210Z	181.185° SSW

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HAMMER, 59148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T22:33:35.210Z)

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