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PUNCH-WFI02, 63181

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PUNCH-WFI02, 63181 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 12 Mar 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
63181, 2025-047D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SWRI
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
PUNCH, Unknown motor
Mass
64 kg wet, 64 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-12 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI02
1 63181U 25047D   25118.78471126  .00001228  00000-0  19722-3 0  9997
2 63181  97.9553 306.7357 0011101  68.7692 291.4700 14.73322495  7013
Epoch: 2025-04-28T18:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T18:49:59.052Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
167.24591°
Altitude
650.643 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 26m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.7298°
Longitude
-4.28286°
Altitude
654.301 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 31m 36s
Apparent Declination
6° 14' 20"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:58:38
Azimuth
313.518° NW
Elevation
-31.943°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
655.333 km
Perigee altitude
639.734 km
Semi-major axis
7,025.671 km
Eccentricity
0.0011101
Inclination
97.9553°
RAAN
306.7357°
Arg. of periapsis
68.7692°
True anomaly
291.35156°
Mean anomaly
291.47°
Eccentric anomaly
291.41079°
Mean motion
3.68563 °/min
BSTAR
0.00019722
Orbital period
97.68 mins
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4 mins2025-04-29 11:17:53.368Z96.986° ESE2025-04-29 11:19:53.368Z68.45° E15.087°2025-04-29 11:21:53.368Z38.152° NE
6 mins2025-04-29 12:53:53.368Z195.428° SSW2025-04-29 12:56:53.368Z281.272° WNW35.879°2025-04-29 12:59:53.368Z332° NNW
6 mins2025-04-30 00:45:53.368Z42.982° NE2025-04-30 00:48:53.368Z108.298° ESE28.936°2025-04-30 00:51:53.368Z158.451° S
5 mins2025-04-30 02:22:53.368Z329.124° NNW2025-04-30 02:24:53.368Z295.345° NW20.108°2025-04-30 02:27:53.368Z248.097° W
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