BLUEWALKER 3

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BLUEWALKER 3 is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 53807

Int'l Code: 2022-111AL

Perigee: 489.8 km

Apogee: 501.6 km

Inclination: 53.2 °

Period: 94.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6866 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 11, 2022
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 437.500/2210.000
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 2k4*/9k6 FSK
Call sign:
Status: Active

BLUEWALKER-3 is a prototype satellite for AST & Science's SpaceMobile mobile communications constellation. The satellite's mission is to test AST & Science's patented technologies for connecting to cellphones in a space environment for their planned SpaceMobile constellation. The ~ 1.5 ton satellite will deploy a 10 m diameter phased array antenna with 64 m2 area consisting of numerous identical sub-antenna modules to connect directly to standard mobile phones.

1 53807U 22111AL  24138.93811555  .00012341  00000-0  48959-3 0  9994
2 53807  53.2399 332.9797 0008557  14.2915 345.8325 15.25738283 93616

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC