ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT, 62454
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT, 62454 is a UK payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Sun, 29 Dec 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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
Astranis
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROGEO, EP
Mass
400 kg wet, 400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 22 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
41.175 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT
1 62454U 24252A 26239.86872826 -.00000057 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 62454 9.1485 324.9615 7546027 261.0817 15.6326 1.00296967 6140Epoch: 2026-08-27T20:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-27T20:50:58.121Z)
Latitude
0.00023°
Longitude
36.42959°
Altitude
14,473.505 km
Speed
5.364 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 41m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
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
22:20:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
67,598.119 km
Perigee altitude
3,968.122 km
Semi-major axis
42,161.257 km
Eccentricity
0.7546
Inclination
9.1485°
RAAN
324.9615°
Arg. of periapsis
261.0817°
True anomaly
99.30077°
Mean anomaly
15.6326°
Eccentric anomaly
47.51875°
Mean motion
0.25071 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.92 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #252 in the year 2024 (2024-12-29 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.ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT 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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| 749 mins | 2026-08-29 06:51:20.476Z | 97.355° ESE | 2026-08-29 12:41:20.476Z | 178.384° S | 39.646° | 2026-08-29 19:20:20.476Z | 156.914° SSE |
| 52 mins | 2026-08-30 05:59:20.476Z | 91.151° ESE | 2026-08-30 06:51:20.476Z | 97.813° ESE | 17.509° | 2026-08-30 06:51:20.476Z | 97.813° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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