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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). 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
61042, 2024-161A
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
10 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Mission
Decayed Commercial Spaceship
Bus & Motor
DRAGON CM, Unknown motor
Mass
~13,000 kg wet, ~9,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-10 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Trunc Cone + Cyl + 4 Fin, 4.9 m
Radar Cross Section
21.677 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 months 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   670
Epoch: 2024-09-14T19:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (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 epoch
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Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
452.3 km
Perigee altitude
187.873 km
Semi-major axis
6,698.224 km
Eccentricity
0.01974
Inclination
51.6521°
RAAN
5.1737°
Arg. of periapsis
64.5271°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
297.6008°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.95917 °/min
Orbital period
90.93 mins
BSTAR
0.00043826
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