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: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TANSTAAFL-2
1 62378U 24247B 25346.96826240 .00013904 00000-0 53934-3 0 9996
2 62378 44.9834 230.1286 0000215 230.3201 129.7662 15.26096882 54471Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:14:17.871Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
159.65183°
Altitude
487.585 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 20m 30s
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
05:23:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
489.252 km
Perigee altitude
488.957 km
Semi-major axis
6,867.242 km
Eccentricity
0.00002
Inclination
44.9834°
RAAN
230.1286°
Arg. of periapsis
230.3201°
True anomaly
129.76809°
Mean anomaly
129.7662°
Eccentric anomaly
129.76715°
Mean motion
3.8139 °/min
Orbital period
94.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00053934
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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TANSTAAFL-2 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-13 19:53:33.852Z | 229.159° WSW | 2025-12-13 19:55:33.852Z | 164.898° S | 42.388° | 2025-12-13 19:58:33.852Z | 72.13° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-13 21:32:33.852Z | 287.959° WNW | 2025-12-13 21:34:33.852Z | 342.959° N | 33.969° | 2025-12-13 21:37:33.852Z | 58.33° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-13 23:11:33.852Z | 304.415° NW | 2025-12-13 23:13:33.852Z | 346.899° N | 31.952° | 2025-12-13 23:17:33.852Z | 80.133° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-14 00:50:33.852Z | 289.455° WNW | 2025-12-14 00:53:33.852Z | 150.694° SSE | 42.107° | 2025-12-14 00:56:33.852Z | 121.712° SE |
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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