62454 OBJECT A 2024-252A 12.31 64611 35362455 OBJECT B 2024-252B 12.38 64612 32762456 OBJECT C 2024-252C 12.43 64467 39062457 OBJECT D 2024-252D 12.36 64527 34062458 FALCON 9 R/B 2024-252E 12.41 63485 219
Astranis UtilitySat satellite, launched in December, appears stuck in transfer orbit; mission viability uncertainApril 2, 2025Micro-GEO satellite builder Astranis Space Technologies’ new UtilitySat satellite appears stalled in a transfer orbit following its December 29 launch and may not be able to climb to its intended geostationary-orbit position, according to industry officials and CelesTrak data.UtilitySat was launched with three other Astranis satellites aboard a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The three other satellites — two for in-flight-connectivity provider Anuvu and one for Peru — appear to be raising their orbits as planned, according to CelesTrak.(Paywalled from here)
QuoteAstranis UtilitySat satellite, launched in December, appears stuck in transfer orbit; mission viability uncertainApril 2, 2025Micro-GEO satellite builder Astranis Space Technologies’ new UtilitySat satellite appears stalled in a transfer orbit following its December 29 launch and may not be able to climb to its intended geostationary-orbit position, according to industry officials and CelesTrak data.UtilitySat was launched with three other Astranis satellites aboard a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The three other satellites — two for in-flight-connectivity provider Anuvu and one for Peru — appear to be raising their orbits as planned, according to CelesTrak.(Paywalled from here)https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2024-252Orbit raising appears to have stopped for all satellites temporarily in Early-February, but only UtilitySat has not resumed:https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-geo.php?CATNR=62454
Astranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite satellite setbackApril 15, 2025[...]Astranis said in January that all four recently launched Block 2 satellites had begun using onboard electric propulsion to reach geostationary orbit in the coming months, after passing early tests.However, according to the nonprofit CelesTrak, there has been no change in altitude, inclination or eccentricity for one of these satellites, UtilitySat, since mid-February.“The satellite is healthy and in a safe state,” Keil said. “We’re troubleshooting an issue and have paused its orbit raise, as we’re taking time to fully diagnose and address the issue before beginning orbit raise again.”He declined to provide further details but said the other three Block 2 satellites were orbit-raising nominally.[...]
2024-252A 62454 ASTRANIS UTILITYSAT 8.7 66,555 4,1842024-252B 62455 NUVIEW ALPHA 6.24 67,711 8,5492024-252C 62456 AGILA 5.61 67,778 9,4452024-252D 62457 NUVIEW BRAVO 4.74 66,964 10,8802024-252E 62458 FALCON 9 R/B 12.38 63,077 195
Aug 7, 2025The first two satellites from our 2024 SpaceX rocket launch are now on orbit & operational.Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:12 - Orbit Raise0:55 - Payload Test
SES-STA-20250701-01010On November 18, 2025, Intelsat License LLC, was granted an additional 180-day special temporary authority (STA) beginning on November 18, 2025 through May 16, 2026 to operate its Ka-band earth station in Nuevo, CA, to provide launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) services for the Astranis Block 2 satellites, licensed by the United Kingdom and composed of the AstranisAero East, AstranisAero West, AGILA, and the UtilitySat satellites, in the 28.35–28.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 19.7–19.8 GHz (spaceto-Earth) frequency bands.[...]SES-STA-20251117-00987On November 19, 2025, Heighliner Corp. was granted a 60-day special temporary authority (STA) beginning on November 19, 2025 through January 17, 2026, to operate up to 12 mobile terminals, including the SatCube Ku, Global Konet Mini, L3Harris Shadow, and Requtech RESA M Ku in San Francisco, CA, for testing purposes with the Anuvu Alpha (S3151) and Anuvu Bravo (S3150) satellites in the 14.0–14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 10.95–11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45–12.2 GHz (spaceto-Earth) frequency bands
