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RAY 1.0, 62627

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RAY 1.0, 62627 is a payload satellite owned by Inversion Space (US) 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). 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.

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Identifier
62627, 2025-009U
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Inversion Space
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
RAY, Unknown motor
Mass
63 kg wet, 32 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-01-14 (6 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + Cone, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.875 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 RAY 1.0
1 62627U 25009U   25191.72495712  .00001730  00000-0  89007-4 0  9993
2 62627  97.4314 271.2898 0010094  37.0715 323.1214 15.17725535 26833
Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:23:56.295Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
81.41812°
Altitude
510.24 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 05m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-57.60103°
Longitude
-109.75188°
Altitude
541.438 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 25m 48s
Apparent Declination
-52° 11' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:58:44
Azimuth
135.304° SSE
Elevation
-69.889°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
516.639 km
Perigee altitude
502.734 km
Semi-major axis
6,887.823 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
97.4314°
RAAN
271.2898°
Arg. of periapsis
37.0715°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
323.1214°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.79682 °/min
Orbital period
94.82 mins
BSTAR
0.000089007
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RAY 1.0 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-07-11 17:42:09.276Z34.359° NE2025-07-11 17:45:09.276Z101.788° ESE29.825°2025-07-11 17:48:09.276Z162.843° S
4 mins2025-07-12 05:56:09.276Z216.47° SW2025-07-12 05:58:09.276Z273.936° WNW27.473°2025-07-12 06:00:09.276Z318.174° NNW
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