SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AST & Science
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BW3, Unknown motor
Mass
1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Plate, 6.5 m
Radar Cross Section
32.590 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-004
1 61049U 24163E 26259.45701367 .00016192 00000-0 74387-3 0 9994
2 61049 52.9761 249.2989 0008814 59.2083 300.9778 15.20510775111654Epoch: 2026-09-16T10:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T10:58:05.981Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
89.36566°
Altitude
502.057 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 37m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
03:02:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.65 km
Perigee altitude
498.517 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.721 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
52.9761°
RAAN
249.2989°
Arg. of periapsis
59.2083°
True anomaly
300.89116°
Mean anomaly
300.9778°
Eccentric anomaly
300.93448°
Mean motion
3.80104 °/min
Orbital period
94.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00074387
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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 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.SPACEMOBILE-004 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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| 6 mins | 2026-09-18 00:58:28.178Z | 190.442° SSW | 2026-09-18 01:01:28.178Z | 138.295° SSE | 27.691° | 2026-09-18 01:04:28.178Z | 76.042° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 02:38:28.178Z | 276.082° WNW | 2026-09-18 02:40:28.178Z | 340.328° N | 37.842° | 2026-09-18 02:43:28.178Z | 36.093° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 07:37:28.178Z | 347.069° N | 2026-09-18 07:39:28.178Z | 43.353° NE | 30.532° | 2026-09-18 07:42:28.178Z | 93.738° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 09:15:28.178Z | 283.988° WNW | 2026-09-18 09:17:28.178Z | 234.022° WSW | 37.595° | 2026-09-18 09:20:28.178Z | 163.181° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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