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SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046 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

61046, 2024-163B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-005
1 61046U 24163B   25133.83236286  .00000073  00000-0  18288-4 0  9996
2 61046  52.9762 345.7124 0010208   1.9999 358.1034 15.20154131 36998

Epoch: 2025-05-13T19:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T19:58:36.151Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

174.23633°

Altitude

499.229 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 02m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

53.113°

Longitude

-100.4586°

Altitude

511.266 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 59m 37s

Apparent Declination

9° 19' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:03:12

Azimuth

20.233° NNE

Elevation

-38.612°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.687 km

Perigee altitude

498.633 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.797 km

Eccentricity

0.0010208

Inclination

52.9762°

RAAN

345.7124°

Arg. of periapsis

1.9999°

True anomaly

358.09952°

Mean anomaly

358.1034°

Eccentric anomaly

358.10146°

Mean motion

3.80015 °/min

BSTAR

0.000018288

Orbital period

94.73 mins

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

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

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-005 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.
6 mins	2025-05-14 16:39:58.533Z	221.65° SW	2025-05-14 16:42:58.533Z	140.135° SSE	43.878°	2025-05-14 16:45:58.533Z	54.767° ENE
4 mins	2025-05-14 18:19:58.533Z	297.086° NW	2025-05-14 18:21:58.533Z	337.625° N	20.252°	2025-05-14 18:23:58.533Z	17.098° NNE
4 mins	2025-05-14 21:39:58.533Z	349.35° N	2025-05-14 21:41:58.533Z	26.931° NE	16.534°	2025-05-14 21:43:58.533Z	59.547° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-14 23:17:58.533Z	316.306° NNW	2025-05-14 23:20:58.533Z	65.166° ENE	42.591°	2025-05-14 23:23:58.533Z	120.781° SE

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