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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, 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   25181.26371875  .00003104  00000-0  15529-3 0  9995
2 61049  52.9770 127.4001 0010646 144.2325 215.9384 15.20399103 44211

Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:19:45.299Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

113.88529°

Altitude

511.447 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 29m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.08511°

Longitude

15.30398°

Altitude

526.735 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 29m 18s

Apparent Declination

-64° 39' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:57:47

Azimuth

147.225° SSE

Elevation

-51.396°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.248 km

Perigee altitude

497.593 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.058 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

52.977°

RAAN

127.4001°

Arg. of periapsis

144.2325°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

215.9384°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80077 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00015529

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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	2025-07-01 21:55:21.247Z	185.68° SSW	2025-07-01 21:58:21.247Z	126.753° SE	24.281°	2025-07-01 22:01:21.247Z	73.47° E
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:34:21.247Z	266.16° W	2025-07-01 23:36:21.247Z	314.164° NW	32.421°	2025-07-01 23:39:21.247Z	32.315° NE
5 mins	2025-07-02 04:33:21.247Z	337.45° NNW	2025-07-02 04:35:21.247Z	22.799° NE	26.837°	2025-07-02 04:38:21.247Z	87.993° E
5 mins	2025-07-02 06:12:21.247Z	279.847° WNW	2025-07-02 06:14:21.247Z	218.829° SW	31.722°	2025-07-02 06:17:21.247Z	159.557° S

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