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, 6.5 m
Radar Cross Section
32.590 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D 25349.66058458 .00005296 00000-0 25026-3 0 9990
2 61048 52.9805 73.3500 0007344 309.2208 50.8134 15.20985211 69831Epoch: 2025-12-15T15:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T15:51:14.507Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
110.98358°
Altitude
500.554 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 53m 23s
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
04:23:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.206 km
Perigee altitude
498.098 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.289 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
52.9805°
RAAN
73.35°
Arg. of periapsis
309.2208°
True anomaly
50.87867°
Mean anomaly
50.8134°
Eccentric anomaly
50.84603°
Mean motion
3.80223 °/min
Orbital period
94.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00025026
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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SPACEMOBILE-002 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-12-16 07:46:29.807Z | 195.505° SSW | 2025-12-16 07:49:29.807Z | 141.511° SSE | 28.108° | 2025-12-16 07:52:29.807Z | 73.439° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 09:26:29.807Z | 279.975° WNW | 2025-12-16 09:28:29.807Z | 337.453° NNW | 29.413° | 2025-12-16 09:31:29.807Z | 34.221° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 14:25:29.807Z | 344.497° N | 2025-12-16 14:27:29.807Z | 46.279° ENE | 29.542° | 2025-12-16 14:30:29.807Z | 98.076° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 16:03:29.807Z | 278.636° WNW | 2025-12-16 16:05:29.807Z | 230.814° WSW | 27.838° | 2025-12-16 16:08:29.807Z | 168.294° S |
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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