YAM-3 (48915)

COSPAR: 2021-059AN | Alt Name: YAM-3

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 30, 2021

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC40

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

48915

International Designator

2021-059AN

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:05:21 GMT

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Inclination

97.70°

Right Ascension

13.33°

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Argument of Perigee

298.28°

Period

92.97 min

Mean Motion

15.49 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

YAM-3

Alternative Name

YAM-3

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

LOFT

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 48915U 21059AN  26185.25372461  .00016045  00000-0  29873-3 0  9994

2 48915  97.6988  13.3284 0003736 298.2774  61.8098 15.48939828279631

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Summary

The YAM-3 satellite, identified by NORAD as 48915 and designated OBJECT_ID 2021-059AN, is a technology mission satellite owned by LOFT and manufactured by RAYBL using the LeoStella bus design. Launched on June 30, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, YAM-3 has dimensions of 0.5 meters in length and diameter with a span of 1 meter. It weighs approximately 80 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite is powered by deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, and batteries, and its shape is described as a box with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.5

Diameter

0.5

Span

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box+ 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

YAM-3

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

RAYBL

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

YAM

Configuration

LeoStella bus

Motor

None

Equipment

see above

Power System

Deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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