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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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-001
1 61047U 24163C   25199.30835075  .00003485  00000-0  17246-3 0  9994
2 61047  52.9713  44.7264 0010142 186.8291 173.2566 15.20415579 46950

Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:24:01.504Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-2.64159°

Altitude

512.394 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 58m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.85692°

Longitude

111.43396°

Altitude

509.335 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 46m 45s

Apparent Declination

27° 06' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:26:25

Azimuth

306.164° NW

Elevation

0.271°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.853 km

Perigee altitude

497.891 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.009 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

52.9713°

RAAN

44.7264°

Arg. of periapsis

186.8291°

True anomaly

173.27023°

Mean anomaly

173.2566°

Eccentric anomaly

173.26342°

Mean motion

3.80081 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00017246

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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	2025-07-18 23:41:47.022Z	299.235° NW	2025-07-18 23:44:47.022Z	218.055° SW	39.747°	2025-07-18 23:47:47.022Z	147.68° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-19 16:44:47.022Z	255.608° W	2025-07-19 16:46:47.022Z	311.269° NW	38.181°	2025-07-19 16:49:47.022Z	37.978° NE
5 mins	2025-07-19 21:43:47.022Z	341.572° N	2025-07-19 21:45:47.022Z	24.447° NE	23.24°	2025-07-19 21:48:47.022Z	81.418° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 23:22:47.022Z	290.238° WNW	2025-07-19 23:24:47.022Z	213.579° SW	38.794°	2025-07-19 23:27:47.022Z	148.826° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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