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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

Country

Related business

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 (1 year 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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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-004
1 61049U 24163E   25241.21004482  .00005826  00000-0  27679-3 0  9996
2 61049  52.9785 211.8756 0010478 352.0376   8.0451 15.20589656 53333

Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:02:27.872Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

158.59753°

Altitude

497.797 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 07m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:27:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.557 km

Perigee altitude

497.134 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.482 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

52.9785°

RAAN

211.8756°

Arg. of periapsis

352.0376°

True anomaly

8.06193°

Mean anomaly

8.0451°

Eccentric anomaly

8.05351°

Mean motion

3.80124 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00027679

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-30 00:07:10.962Z	197.795° SSW	2025-08-30 00:10:10.962Z	146.923° SSE	28.558°	2025-08-30 00:13:10.962Z	73.792° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 01:47:10.962Z	278.579° WNW	2025-08-30 01:49:10.962Z	331.37° NNW	28.837°	2025-08-30 01:52:10.962Z	32.517° NE
5 mins	2025-08-30 06:46:10.962Z	339.716° N	2025-08-30 06:48:10.962Z	38.1° NE	30.798°	2025-08-30 06:51:10.962Z	97.642° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-30 08:24:10.962Z	280.754° WNW	2025-08-30 08:26:10.962Z	238.766° WSW	26.608°	2025-08-30 08:29:10.962Z	172.108° S