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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
61048, 2024-163D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 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 7 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   25182.13485902  .00001794  00000-0  96022-4 0  9999
2 61048  52.9785 123.5767 0011016 141.2491 218.9295 15.20410555 44348
Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:14:11.819Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
155.59277°
Altitude
511.379 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 14m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-43.27909°
Longitude
19.11414°
Altitude
519.968 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 16m 00s
Apparent Declination
-82° 19' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:14:01
Azimuth
170.032° S
Elevation
-39.555°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.468 km
Perigee altitude
497.304 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.023 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
52.9785°
RAAN
123.5767°
Arg. of periapsis
141.2491°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
218.9295°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80079 °/min
Orbital period
94.72 mins
BSTAR
0.000096022
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SPACEMOBILE-002 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-01 22:19:32.550Z206.212° SW2025-07-01 22:22:32.550Z153.605° SSE34.422°2025-07-01 22:26:32.550Z61.866° ENE
5 mins2025-07-01 23:59:32.550Z284.22° WNW2025-07-02 00:01:32.550Z329.642° NNW25.284°2025-07-02 00:04:32.550Z29.354° NE
5 mins2025-07-02 04:58:32.550Z333.051° NNW2025-07-02 05:00:32.550Z36.334° NE35.068°2025-07-02 05:03:32.550Z104.639° ESE
4 mins2025-07-02 06:37:32.550Z260.468° W2025-07-02 06:38:32.550Z238.263° WSW21.188°2025-07-02 06:41:32.550Z180.274° SSW
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