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SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Sep 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

61048, 2024-163D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

Manufacturer

AST & Science

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BW3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Plate, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

32.590 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   26259.54036756  .00017276  00000-0  79160-3 0  9994
2 61048  52.9758 249.1768 0007505  38.8059 321.3473 15.20560601111668

Epoch: 2026-09-16T12:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T12:58:07.757Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

59.15399°

Altitude

500.993 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 36m 42s

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

02:02:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

509.599 km

Perigee altitude

499.268 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.571 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

52.9758°

RAAN

249.1768°

Arg. of periapsis

38.8059°

True anomaly

321.29354°

Mean anomaly

321.3473°

Eccentric anomaly

321.32043°

Mean motion

3.80117 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0007916

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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

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SPACEMOBILE-002 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.
6 mins	2026-09-17 10:01:04.083Z	282.91° WNW	2026-09-17 10:04:04.083Z	230.232° WSW	23.216°	2026-09-17 10:07:04.083Z	177.63° S
5 mins	2026-09-18 01:26:04.083Z	196.635° SSW	2026-09-18 01:28:04.083Z	125.3° SE	47.999°	2026-09-18 01:31:04.083Z	62.538° ENE
4 mins	2026-09-18 03:05:04.083Z	294.701° NW	2026-09-18 03:07:04.083Z	345.407° N	26.253°	2026-09-18 03:09:04.083Z	23.8° NE
6 mins	2026-09-18 08:03:04.083Z	327.481° NNW	2026-09-18 08:05:04.083Z	13.685° NNE	44.965°	2026-09-18 08:09:04.083Z	109.088° ESE

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SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T12:58:07.757Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)

SPACEMOBILE-002 Visibility forecast

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