OBJECT J, 63218

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OBJECT J, 63218 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 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.

OBJECT J will be above the set Earth location in 4 hours
Identifier
63218, 2025-052J
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Flag of TBDHEX20 (TBD)
Manufacturer
HEX20
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (1 month ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OBJECT J
1 63218U 25052J   25115.58190535  .00019608  00000-0  93637-3 0  9999
2 63218  97.4362  10.2138 0005040 135.1611 225.0031 15.19070238  6415
Epoch: 2025-04-25T13:57Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T13:57:56.622Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-53.10904°
Altitude
514.193 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 40m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
46.26128°
Longitude
-60.378°
Altitude
515.545 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 08m 04s
Apparent Declination
5° 26' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:06:02
Azimuth
338.855° N
Elevation
-42.444°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
509.087 km
Perigee altitude
502.148 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.755 km
Eccentricity
0.000504
Inclination
97.4362°
RAAN
10.2138°
Arg. of periapsis
135.1611°
True anomaly
224.96228°
Mean anomaly
225.0031°
Eccentric anomaly
224.98269°
Mean motion
3.80019 °/min
BSTAR
0.00093637
Orbital period
94.73 mins
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5 mins2025-04-26 06:21:02.987Z336.48° NNW2025-04-26 06:23:02.987Z279.536° WNW28.517°2025-04-26 06:26:02.987Z223.441° SW
5 mins2025-04-26 16:59:02.987Z167.312° S2025-04-26 17:01:02.987Z203.77° SW44.999°2025-04-26 17:04:02.987Z347.906° N
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