Satellite description
LUNAR TRAILBLAZER, 63101 is an American payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 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.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
2 months ago
Origin
CIT/JPL (US)Manufacturer
LMSS Denver
Mission
Partially operational Amateur Planetary
Bus & Motor
LTB, AOCS
Mass
210 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.180 m²
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
20.31089°
Longitude
-130.25916°
Altitude
238,294.698 km
Speed
1.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 38m 38s
Apparent Declination
19° 05' 49"
Sunlit