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ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT, 62454

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT, 62454 is a payload satellite owned by Astranis (UK) 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

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. (US)

Manufacturer

Astranis

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

MICROGEO, EP

Mass

400 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-29 (8 months 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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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT
1 62454U 24252A   25241.92506920 -.00000207  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 62454   8.8105 340.2005 7504874 219.5599  49.6708  1.00411902  2503

Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:12:05.978Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

28.79195°

Altitude

37,388.691 km

Speed

2.958 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 44s

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

00:01:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

67,368.179 km

Perigee altitude

4,133.584 km

Semi-major axis

42,129.018 km

Eccentricity

0.75049

Inclination

8.8105°

RAAN

340.2005°

Arg. of periapsis

219.5599°

True anomaly

140.33856°

Mean anomaly

49.6708°

Eccentric anomaly

92.62543°

Mean motion

0.251 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.27 mins

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

NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455

AGILA, 62456

NUVIEW BRAVO, 62457

FALCON 9 R/B, 62458 (Decayed)

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.
607 mins	2025-08-31 08:23:21.060Z	140.597° SSE	2025-08-31 10:36:21.060Z	182.191° SSW	38.947°	2025-08-31 18:30:21.060Z	152.438° SSE
255 mins	2025-09-01 04:08:21.060Z	97.087° ESE	2025-09-01 08:23:21.060Z	141.359° SSE	36.059°	2025-09-01 08:23:21.060Z	141.359° SSE