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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

62378, 2024-247B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

True Anomaly Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

True Anomaly

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

JACKAL, Unknown motor

Mass

275 kg wet, 275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-21 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

1.240 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 TANSTAAFL-2
1 62378U 24247B   25240.96481516  .00009348  00000-0  39588-3 0  9998
2 62378  44.9924  86.3753 0002932 180.4034 179.6845 15.23496218 38291

Epoch: 2025-08-28T23:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T23:09:20.029Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

121.62153°

Altitude

497.318 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 45m 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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:00:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

498.928 km

Perigee altitude

494.897 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.049 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

44.9924°

RAAN

86.3753°

Arg. of periapsis

180.4034°

True anomaly

179.68468°

Mean anomaly

179.6845°

Eccentric anomaly

179.68459°

Mean motion

3.80741 °/min

Orbital period

94.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00039588

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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)

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.
6 mins	2025-08-30 16:16:03.411Z	206.679° SW	2025-08-30 16:19:03.411Z	130.285° SE	29.761°	2025-08-30 16:22:03.411Z	79.582° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 17:55:03.411Z	268.123° W	2025-08-30 17:58:03.411Z	14.691° NNE	38.524°	2025-08-30 18:01:03.411Z	61.909° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-30 19:35:03.411Z	305.88° NW	2025-08-30 19:37:03.411Z	0.34° NNE	31.189°	2025-08-30 19:40:03.411Z	66.92° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-30 21:14:03.411Z	299.982° NW	2025-08-30 21:16:03.411Z	335.053° NNW	40.946°	2025-08-30 21:20:03.411Z	103.375° ESE
4 mins	2025-08-30 22:54:03.411Z	250.301° W	2025-08-30 22:55:03.411Z	225.337° WSW	24.539°	2025-08-30 22:58:03.411Z	161.913° S