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SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049 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

61049, 2024-163E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 (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 1 day ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-004
1 61049U 24163E   25133.07522301  .00001124  00000-0  66234-4 0  9993
2 61049  52.9790 348.8007 0011007  14.0888 346.0411 15.20124832 36884

Epoch: 2025-05-13T01:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T01:48:19.268Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

90.64125°

Altitude

498.988 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 15m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

41.06583°

Longitude

-136.30782°

Altitude

511.412 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 17m 08s

Apparent Declination

2° 31' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:23:43

Azimuth

340.657° N

Elevation

-45.833°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.325 km

Perigee altitude

498.171 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.885 km

Eccentricity

0.0011007

Inclination

52.979°

RAAN

348.8007°

Arg. of periapsis

14.0888°

True anomaly

346.01063°

Mean anomaly

346.0411°

Eccentric anomaly

346.02587°

Mean motion

3.80008 °/min

BSTAR

0.000066234

Orbital period

94.73 mins

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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-002, 61048

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

SPACEMOBILE-004 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.
5 mins	2025-05-14 15:49:35.930Z	183.434° SSW	2025-05-14 15:52:35.930Z	125.215° SE	22.832°	2025-05-14 15:54:35.930Z	84.408° E
5 mins	2025-05-14 17:28:35.930Z	264.813° W	2025-05-14 17:30:35.930Z	315.812° NNW	33.441°	2025-05-14 17:33:35.930Z	33.724° NE
5 mins	2025-05-14 22:27:35.930Z	338.22° N	2025-05-14 22:29:35.930Z	22.887° NE	26.332°	2025-05-14 22:32:35.930Z	86.498° E
5 mins	2025-05-15 00:06:35.930Z	282.107° WNW	2025-05-15 00:08:35.930Z	219.881° SW	33.417°	2025-05-15 00:11:35.930Z	157.947° S

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