OBJECT A, 62609

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OBJECT A, 62609 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier	62609, 2025-009A
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	18 hours ago
Origin	Care Weather (TBD)
Manufacturer	Care Weather
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass	1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2025-01-14 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type	Unknown
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 62609U 25009A   25070.71392520  .00005425  00000-0  27487-3 0  9999
2 62609  97.4296 152.3438 0009144 144.6958 215.4883 15.17353466  8463

Epoch: 2025-03-11T17:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T17:08:03.137Z)

Latitude	0.00001°
Longitude	85.71781°
Altitude	522.063 km
Speed	7.599 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 09m 22s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	14.08464°
Longitude	-91.67642°
Altitude	510.391 km
Speed	7.613 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 29m 23s
Apparent Declination	-14° 58' 55"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:37:15
Azimuth	72.345° E
Elevation	-42.183°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	517.113 km
Perigee altitude	504.514 km
Semi-major axis	6,888.95 km
Eccentricity	0.0009144
Inclination	97.4296°
RAAN	152.3438°
Arg. of periapsis	144.6958°
True anomaly	215.42753°
Mean anomaly	215.4883°
Eccentric anomaly	215.45791°
Mean motion	3.79589 °/min
BSTAR	0.00027487
Orbital period	94.84 mins

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

OBJECT A Visibility forecast

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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.
5 mins	2025-03-12 17:27:18.203Z	49.393° ENE	2025-03-12 17:29:18.203Z	86.72° E	20.08°	2025-03-12 17:32:18.203Z	144.627° SSE
4 mins	2025-03-12 19:02:18.203Z	319.258° NNW	2025-03-12 19:03:18.203Z	296.939° NW	20.446°	2025-03-12 19:06:18.203Z	240.078° WSW
5 mins	2025-03-13 05:40:18.203Z	188.67° SSW	2025-03-13 05:42:18.203Z	237.742° WSW	38.047°	2025-03-13 05:45:18.203Z	333.811° NNW

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