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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 (10 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 1 day ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-004
1 61049U 24163E   25198.02584553  .00001357  00000-0  76185-4 0  9990
2 61049  52.9783  50.3726 0010003 196.9323 163.1339 15.20445596 46766

Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:37:13.053Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

105.97063°

Altitude

511.961 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 21m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.58523°

Longitude

82.08506°

Altitude

515.091 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 55m 21s

Apparent Declination

-65° 22' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:58:02

Azimuth

152.467° SSE

Elevation

-29.802°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.665 km

Perigee altitude

497.895 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.917 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

52.9783°

RAAN

50.3726°

Arg. of periapsis

196.9323°

True anomaly

163.16712°

Mean anomaly

163.1339°

Eccentric anomaly

163.15051°

Mean motion

3.80088 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.000076185

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-18 16:13:26.796Z	211.776° SW	2025-07-18 16:16:26.796Z	156.303° SSE	38.489°	2025-07-18 16:20:26.796Z	58.64° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 17:53:26.796Z	288.52° WNW	2025-07-18 17:55:26.796Z	331.21° NNW	23.444°	2025-07-18 17:58:26.796Z	28.248° NE
5 mins	2025-07-18 22:52:26.796Z	328.976° NNW	2025-07-18 22:54:26.796Z	38.632° NE	38.325°	2025-07-18 22:57:26.796Z	110.202° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-19 00:31:26.796Z	256.968° W	2025-07-19 00:32:26.796Z	236.672° WSW	18.481°	2025-07-19 00:35:26.796Z	184.451° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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