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SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047 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

61047, 2024-163C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-001
1 61047U 24163C   25191.42009451  .00002108  00000-0  11037-3 0  9993
2 61047  52.9687  80.9829 0011024 163.7218 196.4132 15.20361903 45756

Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:04:56.165Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

1.16222°

Altitude

512.903 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 23m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.60906°

Longitude

132.58534°

Altitude

503.481 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 10m 45s

Apparent Declination

3° 21' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:09:44

Azimuth

338.391° N

Elevation

-44.514°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.622 km

Perigee altitude

497.446 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.171 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

52.9687°

RAAN

80.9829°

Arg. of periapsis

163.7218°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

196.4132°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80067 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00011037

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

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

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-001 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	2025-07-11 19:24:38.087Z	239.584° WSW	2025-07-11 19:27:38.087Z	359.989° N	42.553°	2025-07-11 19:30:38.087Z	45.796° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-12 00:24:38.087Z	352.239° N	2025-07-12 00:25:38.087Z	12.592° NNE	19.557°	2025-07-12 00:28:38.087Z	70.052° E
6 mins	2025-07-12 02:02:38.087Z	304.73° NW	2025-07-12 02:04:38.087Z	277.023° WNW	42.592°	2025-07-12 02:08:38.087Z	136.38° SSE

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