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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
13 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 13 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
12.30445°
Longitude
174.11446°
Altitude
497.752 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 17m 18s
Apparent Declination
-19° 14' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:23:33
Azimuth
87.538° E
Elevation
-33.802°
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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Start Az.
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-01 04:04:21.838Z348.331° N2025-07-01 04:06:21.838Z25.647° NE16.221°2025-07-01 04:08:21.838Z58.724° ENE
5 mins2025-07-01 05:43:21.838Z321.454° NNW2025-07-01 05:45:21.838Z60.357° ENE42.507°2025-07-01 05:48:21.838Z120.345° SE
5 mins2025-07-01 22:45:21.838Z220.857° SW2025-07-01 22:47:21.838Z163.383° S44.05°2025-07-01 22:50:21.838Z54.239° ENE
4 mins2025-07-02 00:25:21.838Z312.948° NW2025-07-02 00:26:21.838Z335.073° NNW19.973°2025-07-02 00:29:21.838Z27.539° NE
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