APEX ARIES 1, 59129
Orbit data source: Space-Track
APEX ARIES 1, 59129 is a payload satellite owned by Apex (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Aries 1 is the flagship mission for Apex’s Aries standardized satellite bus platform, carrying a “selfie camera” as well a handful of hosted payloads. Apex’s standardized satellite bus platforms enable missions like Earth observation, communication networks, scientific research, and more!
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59129 intel report (Beta)
APEX ARIES 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Apex |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Radar Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | ARIES, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 200 kg wet, 200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 3.25 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.825 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH 24325.80584241 .00020961 00000-0 80430-3 0 9993
2 59129 97.4902 88.9919 0010909 99.9073 260.3397 15.26449102 39645Epoch: 2024-11-20T19:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-20T19:20:24.784Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 98.59198° |
| Altitude | 490.799 km |
| Speed | 7.619 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 55m 58s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 31.98046° |
| Longitude | 94.37498° |
| Altitude | 487.558 km |
| Speed | 7.626 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 27m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -8° 25' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 03:32:09 |
| Azimuth | 97.171° ESE |
| Elevation | -4.56° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 490.884 km |
| Perigee altitude | 475.913 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,861.535 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010909 |
| Inclination | 97.4902° |
| RAAN | 88.9919° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 99.9073° |
| True anomaly | 260.21649° |
| Mean anomaly | 260.3397° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 260.27809° |
| Mean motion | 3.81866 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0008043 |
| Orbital period | 94.27 mins |
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APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2024-11-21 08:03:36.233Z | 141.228° SSE | 2024-11-21 08:06:36.233Z | 64.528° ENE | 33.057° | 2024-11-21 08:09:36.233Z | 3.733° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-11-21 21:05:36.233Z | 29.781° NE | 2024-11-21 21:07:36.233Z | 117.051° SE | 39.927° | 2024-11-21 21:10:36.233Z | 179.711° S |
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