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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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 (6 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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TANSTAAFL-2
1 62378U 24247B   25176.09770233  .00003799  00000-0  17206-3 0  9994
2 62378  44.9958  78.0813 0001920 182.1095 177.9779 15.22666652 28404

Epoch: 2025-06-25T02:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T02:20:41.481Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

129.42435°

Altitude

499.118 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 12m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.15362°

Longitude

36.41885°

Altitude

512.063 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 22m 18s

Apparent Declination

-68° 36' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:48:14

Azimuth

208.365° SW

Elevation

-44.42°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.728 km

Perigee altitude

498.087 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.544 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

44.9958°

RAAN

78.0813°

Arg. of periapsis

182.1095°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

177.9779°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80534 °/min

Orbital period

94.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00017206

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-25 19:50:46.368Z	182.539° SSW	2025-06-25 19:52:46.368Z	144.759° SSE	19.73°	2025-06-25 19:55:46.368Z	92.019° ESE
5 mins	2025-06-25 21:29:46.368Z	250.871° W	2025-06-25 21:31:46.368Z	358.062° N	44.752°	2025-06-25 21:34:46.368Z	64.996° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-25 23:08:46.368Z	294.707° NW	2025-06-25 23:10:46.368Z	340.398° N	31.274°	2025-06-25 23:13:46.368Z	58.56° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-26 00:48:46.368Z	309.834° NW	2025-06-26 00:50:46.368Z	18.292° NNE	37.189°	2025-06-26 00:53:46.368Z	87.528° E
5 mins	2025-06-26 02:27:46.368Z	275.034° WNW	2025-06-26 02:29:46.368Z	215.09° SW	36.426°	2025-06-26 02:32:46.368Z	140.249° SSE

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