POLARIS DAWN, 61042 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
POLARIS DAWN, 61042 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Sep 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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61042 intel report
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POLARIS DAWN details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Decayed |
| Last TLE update | 1 month ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Mission | Decayed spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | DRAGON CM, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~13,000 kg wet, ~9,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 month ago
0 POLARIS DAWN
1 61042U 24161A 24258.80224095 .00515806 11082-4 43826-3 0 9995
2 61042 51.6521 5.1737 0197386 64.5271 297.6008 15.83847020 670Epoch: 2024-09-14T19:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-14T19:15:13.618Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 82.11223° |
| Altitude | 261.154 km |
| Speed | 7.786 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 20m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -10.74421° |
| Longitude | -85.44288° |
| Altitude | 294.587 km |
| Speed | 7.697 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 12m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -41° 16' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:03:39 |
| Azimuth | 116.84° SE |
| Elevation | -36.45° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 452.3 km |
| Perigee | 187.873 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,698.224 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0197386 |
| Inclination | 51.6521° |
| RAAN | 5.1737° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 64.5271° |
| True anomaly | 295.57359° |
| Mean anomaly | 297.6008° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 296.58947° |
| Mean motion | 3.95917 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00043826 |
| Period | 90.93 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #161 in the year 2024 (2024-09-10 UTC)
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POLARIS DAWN Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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