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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

Country

Related business

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 (1 year 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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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-003
1 61045U 24163A   25240.07620750  .00002892  00000-0  14503-3 0  9999
2 61045  52.9721 217.5835 0010454 328.8791  31.1583 15.20565609 53162

Epoch: 2025-08-28T01:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T01:49:44.327Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-146.39563°

Altitude

498.855 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 30m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:33:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.614 km

Perigee altitude

497.224 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.556 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

52.9721°

RAAN

217.5835°

Arg. of periapsis

328.8791°

True anomaly

31.22035°

Mean anomaly

31.1583°

Eccentric anomaly

31.18932°

Mean motion

3.80118 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00014503

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-29 23:43:39.838Z	170.705° S	2025-08-29 23:45:39.838Z	136.081° SSE	18.3°	2025-08-29 23:48:39.838Z	82.875° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 01:21:39.838Z	252.181° W	2025-08-30 01:24:39.838Z	348.397° N	37.417°	2025-08-30 01:27:39.838Z	41.058° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 06:21:39.838Z	351.667° N	2025-08-30 06:22:39.838Z	14.159° NNE	22.934°	2025-08-30 06:25:39.838Z	77.185° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 07:59:39.838Z	294.048° NW	2025-08-30 08:01:39.838Z	240.408° WSW	38.816°	2025-08-30 08:05:39.838Z	146.498° SSE