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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

62454, 2024-252A

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

Spacing Guild UK (UK)

Manufacturer

Astranis

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

MICROGEO, EP

Mass

400 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-29 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 22 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

41.175 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT
1 62454U 24252A   26285.72521130 -.00000365  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 62454   9.1365 323.5456 7557986 265.8503  13.1709  1.00308428  6600

Epoch: 2026-10-12T17:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-12T17:24:18.256Z)

Latitude

0.0001°

Longitude

40.64419°

Altitude

12,562.393 km

Speed

5.712 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 32m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:50:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

67,642.942 km

Perigee altitude

3,916.923 km

Semi-major axis

42,158.069 km

Eccentricity

0.7558

Inclination

9.1365°

RAAN

323.5456°

Arg. of periapsis

265.8503°

True anomaly

92.15179°

Mean anomaly

13.1709°

Eccentric anomaly

42.33419°

Mean motion

0.25074 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.76 mins

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Other satellites on launch #252 in the year 2024 (2024-12-29 UTC)

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NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455

AGILA, 62456

FALCON 9 R/B, 62458 (Decayed)

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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.
759 mins	2026-10-14 03:21:31.691Z	90.643° ESE	2026-10-14 10:00:31.691Z	176.918° S	55.5°	2026-10-14 16:00:31.691Z	154.452° SSE

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ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT, 62454

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-12T17:24:18.256Z)

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