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SPHEREX, 63182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPHEREX, 63182 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
63182, 2025-047E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 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 10 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E   25118.93971380  .00002278  00000-0  36356-3 0  9990
2 63182  97.9564 306.8479 0012035  82.8683 277.3893 14.72810425  7049
Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:33:11.272Z)
Latitude
Longitude
111.4044°
Altitude
654.042 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 27m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
65.73478°
Longitude
93.85493°
Altitude
655.267 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 44m 09s
Apparent Declination
32° 36' 27"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:08:04
Azimuth
30.186° NE
Elevation
-10.2°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
657.621 km
Perigee altitude
640.706 km
Semi-major axis
7,027.3 km
Eccentricity
0.0012035
Inclination
97.9564°
RAAN
306.8479°
Arg. of periapsis
82.8683°
True anomaly
277.25251°
Mean anomaly
277.3893°
Eccentric anomaly
277.32091°
Mean motion
3.68435 °/min
BSTAR
0.00036356
Orbital period
97.71 mins
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6 mins2025-04-29 11:44:17.837Z124.046° SE2025-04-29 11:47:17.837Z73.261° E25.94°2025-04-29 11:50:17.837Z17.581° NNE
5 mins2025-04-29 13:22:17.837Z229.258° WSW2025-04-29 13:24:17.837Z267.73° W22.335°2025-04-29 13:27:17.837Z315.486° NNW
7 mins2025-04-30 01:13:17.837Z19.978° NNE2025-04-30 01:16:17.837Z86.077° E43.262°2025-04-30 01:20:17.837Z185.264° SSW
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