TANSTAAFL-2, 62378
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TANSTAAFL-2, 62378 is a payload satellite owned by True Anomaly (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
True Anomaly
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
JACKAL, Unknown motor
Mass
275 kg wet, 275 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
1.240 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 TANSTAAFL-2
1 62378U 24247B 26094.00694411 .00016960 00000-0 60750-3 0 9994
2 62378 44.9890 338.6095 0001600 194.6595 165.4242 15.28592569 71602Epoch: 2026-04-04T00:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T00:09:59.971Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
143.7767°
Altitude
481.078 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 34m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:11:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
482.728 km
Perigee altitude
480.533 km
Semi-major axis
6,859.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
44.989°
RAAN
338.6095°
Arg. of periapsis
194.6595°
True anomaly
165.42881°
Mean anomaly
165.4242°
Eccentric anomaly
165.42651°
Mean motion
3.82014 °/min
Orbital period
94.24 mins
BSTAR
0.0006075
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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-04-04 19:10:24.125Z | 213.602° SW | 2026-04-04 19:13:24.125Z | 158.537° S | 30.386° | 2026-04-04 19:16:24.125Z | 84.022° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-04 20:50:24.125Z | 273.921° WNW | 2026-04-04 20:52:24.125Z | 348.118° N | 39.429° | 2026-04-04 20:55:24.125Z | 60.307° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-04 22:29:24.125Z | 305.527° NW | 2026-04-04 22:31:24.125Z | 359.111° N | 30.716° | 2026-04-04 22:34:24.125Z | 67.062° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-05 00:08:24.125Z | 301.156° NW | 2026-04-05 00:10:24.125Z | 2.599° NNE | 42.733° | 2026-04-05 00:13:24.125Z | 102.21° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-04-05 01:47:24.125Z | 256.332° W | 2026-04-05 01:49:24.125Z | 206.014° SW | 23.61° | 2026-04-05 01:51:24.125Z | 166.012° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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