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EARTHCARE, 59908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EARTHCARE, 59908 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 28 May 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

59908, 2024-101A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

ADSDF/RUAGZ

Mission

Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

ASTROBUS-L, AOCS

Mass

2,200 kg wet, 1,890 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-28 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Dish + 1 Pan, 13.3 m

Radar Cross Section

12.574 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 EARTHCARE
1 59908U 24101A   26170.88187739  .00007323  00000-0  10283-3 0  9998
2 59908  97.0526 297.4391 0001613 105.0421 255.1014 15.57010618116988

Epoch: 2026-06-19T21:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T21:09:54.206Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

71.85876°

Altitude

399.746 km

Speed

7.67 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 45s

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

21:27:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

394.308 km

Perigee altitude

392.124 km

Semi-major axis

6,771.353 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.0526°

RAAN

297.4391°

Arg. of periapsis

105.0421°

True anomaly

255.08354°

Mean anomaly

255.1014°

Eccentric anomaly

255.09247°

Mean motion

3.8952 °/min

Orbital period

92.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00010283

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EARTHCARE 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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 20:41:33.487Z	55.083° ENE	2026-06-22 20:43:33.487Z	108.185° ESE	19.692°	2026-06-22 20:45:33.487Z	148.66° SSE
4 mins	2026-06-23 08:36:33.487Z	177.377° S	2026-06-23 08:37:33.487Z	238.809° WSW	44.391°	2026-06-23 08:40:33.487Z	345.87° N

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EARTHCARE, 59908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T21:09:54.206Z)

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