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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
8 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 (8 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 8 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   25133.88075201  .00002812  00000-0  14318-3 0  9993
2 61048  52.9799 345.2793 0010531   8.4073 351.7095 15.20128739 37005
Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:08:16.973Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
156.33539°
Altitude
499.155 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 01m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
12.24692°
Longitude
164.18094°
Altitude
498.349 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 23m 30s
Apparent Declination
-13° 08' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:34:00
Azimuth
35.001° NE
Elevation
-59.064°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.986 km
Perigee altitude
498.487 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.873 km
Eccentricity
0.0010531
Inclination
52.9799°
RAAN
345.2793°
Arg. of periapsis
8.4073°
True anomaly
351.69208°
Mean anomaly
351.7095°
Eccentric anomaly
351.70079°
Mean motion
3.80009 °/min
BSTAR
0.00014318
Orbital period
94.73 mins
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SPACEMOBILE-002 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-14 16:13:40.687Z204.379° SW2025-05-14 16:16:40.687Z152.69° SSE32.861°2025-05-14 16:20:40.687Z62.975° ENE
5 mins2025-05-14 17:53:40.687Z282.477° WNW2025-05-14 17:55:40.687Z328.75° NNW25.966°2025-05-14 17:58:40.687Z29.689° NE
5 mins2025-05-14 22:52:40.687Z333.192° NNW2025-05-14 22:54:40.687Z31.361° NE34.306°2025-05-14 22:57:40.687Z102.168° ESE
4 mins2025-05-15 00:31:40.687Z263.952° W2025-05-15 00:32:40.687Z242.001° WSW22.404°2025-05-15 00:35:40.687Z180.232° SSW
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