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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
17 hours ago
Origin
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 (10 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 17 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-005
1 61046U 24163B   25181.55963657  .00001181  00000-0  68452-4 0  9996
2 61046  52.9737 126.4232 0011609 136.3453 223.8461 15.20344713 44255
Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:25:52.599Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
6.0863°
Altitude
511.443 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 25m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.37149°
Longitude
4.54016°
Altitude
511.09 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 32m 25s
Apparent Declination
-18° 19' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:25:47
Azimuth
321.517° NNW
Elevation
-64.068°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
513.076 km
Perigee altitude
497.095 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.222 km
Eccentricity
0.00116
Inclination
52.9737°
RAAN
126.4232°
Arg. of periapsis
136.3453°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
223.8461°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80063 °/min
Orbital period
94.72 mins
BSTAR
0.000068452
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SPACEMOBILE-005 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-07-01 22:44:55.961Z222.019° SW2025-07-01 22:47:55.961Z80.022° E42.297°2025-07-01 22:50:55.961Z53.442° ENE
4 mins2025-07-02 00:24:55.961Z304.919° NW2025-07-02 00:25:55.961Z325.092° NNW19.551°2025-07-02 00:28:55.961Z22.84° NE
6 mins2025-07-02 05:22:55.961Z317.525° NNW2025-07-02 05:24:55.961Z5.442° NNE42.757°2025-07-02 05:28:55.961Z122.923° SE
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