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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

10 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 (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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-005
1 61046U 24163B   25199.57132896  .00003403  00000-0  16872-3 0  9997
2 61046  52.9749  43.6473 0010122 187.6322 172.4519 15.20418302 46990

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:42:42.822Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-98.65204°

Altitude

512.36 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 54m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.76581°

Longitude

12.72794°

Altitude

509.863 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 36m 37s

Apparent Declination

25° 51' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:25:47

Azimuth

306.85° NW

Elevation

-2.094°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.83 km

Perigee altitude

497.896 km

Semi-major axis

6,883 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

52.9749°

RAAN

43.6473°

Arg. of periapsis

187.6322°

True anomaly

172.46712°

Mean anomaly

172.4519°

Eccentric anomaly

172.45951°

Mean motion

3.80081 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00016872

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-18 23:41:08.642Z	301.956° NW	2025-07-18 23:45:08.642Z	195.341° SSW	38.784°	2025-07-18 23:48:08.642Z	146.122° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:07:08.642Z	159.879° S	2025-07-19 15:09:08.642Z	119.663° SE	18.433°	2025-07-19 15:11:08.642Z	85.853° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 16:45:08.642Z	258.517° W	2025-07-19 16:47:08.642Z	332.212° NNW	38.542°	2025-07-19 16:50:08.642Z	39.888° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 21:44:08.642Z	346.562° N	2025-07-19 21:46:08.642Z	33.079° NE	22.986°	2025-07-19 21:48:08.642Z	73.537° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 23:22:08.642Z	296.367° NW	2025-07-19 23:25:08.642Z	193.491° SSW	37.563°	2025-07-19 23:28:08.642Z	147.229° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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