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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
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Astranis
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROGEO, EP
Mass
400 kg wet, 400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-12-29 (4 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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
41.175 m²

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT
1 62454U 24252A   25117.94839364 -.00000370  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 62454   8.7175 347.2453 7468653 203.6959  84.9842  1.01778205  1256
Epoch: 2025-04-27T22:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T22:45:41.21Z)
Latitude
-0.00015°
Longitude
149.46023°
Altitude
51,591.491 km
Speed
2.05 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 08m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
6.24113°
Longitude
-165.0239°
Altitude
54,008.646 km
Speed
1.911 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 23m 48s
Apparent Declination
2° 15' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:29:11
Azimuth
56.821° ENE
Elevation
-30.253°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
66,555.472 km
Perigee altitude
4,190.524 km
Semi-major axis
41,751.135 km
Eccentricity
0.7468653
Inclination
8.7175°
RAAN
347.2453°
Arg. of periapsis
203.6959°
True anomaly
155.92107°
Mean anomaly
84.9842°
Eccentric anomaly
121.47883°
Mean motion
0.25441 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1415.02 mins
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