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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

18 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 (11 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 18 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   25221.50819021  .00004422  00000-0  21355-3 0  9994
2 61048  52.9789 302.6137 0008638 273.6067  86.3939 15.20625855 50337

Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:11:47.634Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

161.42232°

Altitude

504.459 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 10m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.64751°

Longitude

14.7538°

Altitude

512.306 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 38m 45s

Apparent Declination

-39° 40' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:49:10

Azimuth

267.454° W

Elevation

-80.481°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.181 km

Perigee altitude

498.291 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.373 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

52.9789°

RAAN

302.6137°

Arg. of periapsis

273.6067°

True anomaly

86.49269°

Mean anomaly

86.3939°

Eccentric anomaly

86.4433°

Mean motion

3.80133 °/min

Orbital period

94.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00021355

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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

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.
6 mins	2025-08-10 07:16:39.888Z	185.69° SSW	2025-08-10 07:19:39.888Z	126.704° SE	24.353°	2025-08-10 07:22:39.888Z	73.456° E
5 mins	2025-08-10 08:55:39.888Z	266.352° W	2025-08-10 08:57:39.888Z	314.727° NW	32.56°	2025-08-10 09:00:39.888Z	32.367° NE
5 mins	2025-08-10 13:54:39.888Z	337.784° N	2025-08-10 13:56:39.888Z	23.401° NE	27.243°	2025-08-10 13:59:39.888Z	88.086° E
5 mins	2025-08-10 15:33:39.888Z	279.459° WNW	2025-08-10 15:35:39.888Z	218.065° SW	32.023°	2025-08-10 15:38:39.888Z	159.524° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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