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CHIMERA-1, 63100

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHIMERA-1, 63100 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.

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Identifier

63100, 2025-038B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

Epic Aerospace (US)

Manufacturer

EPICA

Mission

Operational N Technology

Bus & Motor

CHIMERA, AOCS

Mass

301 kg wet, ~150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-02-27 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

1.085 m²

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 CHIMERA-1
1 63100U 25038B   25058.03746186 -.00007054  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 63100  28.5200 357.2438 9653600 216.4100   0.0142  0.10463308    06

Epoch: 2025-02-27T00:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-27T00:53:56.704Z)

Latitude

-2.41715°

Longitude

-177.27109°

Altitude

51,153.232 km

Speed

3.429 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 33m 20s

True Declination

-2° 24' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

20.75756°

Longitude

-128.83175°

Altitude

212,063.176 km

Speed

1.247 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 51m 52s

Apparent Declination

19° 32' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:53:28

Azimuth

55.882° ENE

Elevation

-8.186°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

367,518.128 km

Perigee altitude

211.885 km

Semi-major axis

190,243.144 km

Eccentricity

0.96536

Inclination

28.52°

RAAN

357.2438°

Arg. of periapsis

216.41°

True anomaly

3.0537°

Mean anomaly

0.0142°

Eccentric anomaly

0.4055°

Mean motion

0.02616 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

13763.31 mins

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CHIMERA-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.
752 mins	2025-04-24 13:30:55.194Z	72.617° E	2025-04-24 19:45:55.194Z	180.806° SSW	43.378°	2025-04-25 02:02:55.194Z	288.56° WNW

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