SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AST & Science
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BW3, Unknown motor
Mass
1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Plate, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D 25241.35758018 .00004374 00000-0 21161-3 0 9998
2 61048 52.9763 211.3739 0009868 338.3541 21.7035 15.20580032 53357Epoch: 2025-08-29T08:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T08:34:54.927Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
104.83765°
Altitude
498.657 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 05m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:48:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
511.167 km
Perigee altitude
497.583 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.512 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
52.9763°
RAAN
211.3739°
Arg. of periapsis
338.3541°
True anomaly
21.74536°
Mean anomaly
21.7035°
Eccentric anomaly
21.72443°
Mean motion
3.80122 °/min
Orbital period
94.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00021161
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SPACEMOBILE-002 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-08-31 00:10:39.735Z | 216.156° SW | 2025-08-31 00:14:39.735Z | 111.239° ESE | 40.018° | 2025-08-31 00:17:39.735Z | 58.169° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-08-31 01:51:39.735Z | 300.029° NW | 2025-08-31 01:53:39.735Z | 347.231° N | 21.719° | 2025-08-31 01:55:39.735Z | 23.484° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-08-31 06:49:39.735Z | 323.41° NNW | 2025-08-31 06:51:39.735Z | 13.326° NNE | 39.283° | 2025-08-31 06:55:39.735Z | 115.657° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-08-31 08:28:39.735Z | 261.343° W | 2025-08-31 08:30:39.735Z | 222.872° SW | 17.117° | 2025-08-31 08:32:39.735Z | 190.475° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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