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SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 12 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

61045, 2024-163A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

Manufacturer

AST & Science

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BW3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-12 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Plate, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-003
1 61045U 24163A   25216.80846152  .00002085  00000-0  10869-3 0  9994
2 61045  52.9754 324.5478 0009716 243.4593 116.5406 15.20572808 49628

Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:24:11.075Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

79.89106°

Altitude

507.981 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 38m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.59233°

Longitude

134.47939°

Altitude

516.256 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 38m 42s

Apparent Declination

15° 06' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:35:23

Azimuth

300.762° NW

Elevation

-11.168°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.084 km

Perigee altitude

497.71 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.534 km

Eccentricity

0.00097

Inclination

52.9754°

RAAN

324.5478°

Arg. of periapsis

243.4593°

True anomaly

116.64015°

Mean anomaly

116.5406°

Eccentric anomaly

116.59038°

Mean motion

3.8012 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00010869

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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

SPACEMOBILE-003 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	2025-08-05 14:46:15.363Z	349.144° N	2025-08-05 14:48:15.363Z	25.461° NE	15.66°	2025-08-05 14:50:15.363Z	57.051° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-05 16:24:15.363Z	319.508° NNW	2025-08-05 16:27:15.363Z	53.255° ENE	40.389°	2025-08-05 16:30:15.363Z	115.327° SE
5 mins	2025-08-06 09:27:15.363Z	211.645° SW	2025-08-06 09:29:15.363Z	127.529° SE	42.236°	2025-08-06 09:32:15.363Z	57.223° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-06 11:06:15.363Z	297.239° NW	2025-08-06 11:08:15.363Z	340.887° N	21.601°	2025-08-06 11:10:15.363Z	19.733° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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