WSF-M, 59481
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WSF-M, 59481 is a payload satellite owned by USSF SSC (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 11 Apr 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Ball
Mission
Operational Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
WSF, Unknown motor
Mass
1,200 kg wet, 1,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan + 1 Dish, 2.6 m
Radar Cross Section
4.539 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 WSF-M
1 59481U 24070A 26171.04109777 .00000023 00000-0 30760-4 0 9997
2 59481 98.7161 178.9480 0004009 326.9596 33.1330 14.20737280113508Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:59:10.847Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-104.10862°
Altitude
823.358 km
Speed
7.443 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 55m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:24:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
822.904 km
Perigee altitude
817.133 km
Semi-major axis
7,198.155 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
98.7161°
RAAN
178.948°
Arg. of periapsis
326.9596°
True anomaly
33.15812°
Mean anomaly
33.133°
Eccentric anomaly
33.14556°
Mean motion
3.55395 °/min
Orbital period
101.3 mins
BSTAR
0.00003076
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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2024 (2024-04-11 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 12:44:20.192Z | 36.496° NE | 2026-06-22 12:48:20.192Z | 96.665° ESE | 30.074° | 2026-06-22 12:52:20.192Z | 157.927° S |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 14:25:20.192Z | 340.172° N | 2026-06-22 14:28:20.192Z | 293.761° NW | 25.832° | 2026-06-22 14:32:20.192Z | 238.864° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 00:06:20.192Z | 144.259° SSE | 2026-06-23 00:10:20.192Z | 67.629° E | 39.44° | 2026-06-23 00:15:20.192Z | 355.805° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 01:48:20.192Z | 237.115° WSW | 2026-06-23 01:50:20.192Z | 262.612° W | 16.966° | 2026-06-23 01:53:20.192Z | 301.226° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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