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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

11 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 (8 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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-003
1 61045U 24163A   25133.97966693  .00004958  00000-0  24106-3 0  9993
2 61045  52.9727 345.1631 0010451 358.8150   1.2818 15.20113828 37027

Epoch: 2025-05-13T23:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T23:30:43.222Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

120.51239°

Altitude

499.181 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 00m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-51.52959°

Longitude

9.23106°

Altitude

524.82 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 30m 10s

Apparent Declination

-69° 18' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:35:48

Azimuth

206.702° SW

Elevation

-47.859°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.977 km

Perigee altitude

498.588 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.919 km

Eccentricity

0.0010451

Inclination

52.9727°

RAAN

345.1631°

Arg. of periapsis

358.815°

True anomaly

1.28448°

Mean anomaly

1.2818°

Eccentric anomaly

1.28314°

Mean motion

3.80005 °/min

BSTAR

0.00024106

Orbital period

94.74 mins

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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	2025-05-14 17:04:39.500Z	243.827° WSW	2025-05-14 17:06:39.500Z	317.483° NNW	43.008°	2025-05-14 17:09:39.500Z	44.337° NE
4 mins	2025-05-14 22:03:39.500Z	345.693° N	2025-05-14 22:05:39.500Z	26.856° NE	20.439°	2025-05-14 22:07:39.500Z	65.551° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-14 23:41:39.500Z	304.835° NW	2025-05-14 23:44:39.500Z	191.824° SSW	43.554°	2025-05-14 23:47:39.500Z	138.084° SSE

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