OBJECT AN, 63246

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OBJECT AN, 63246 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 AN will be above the set Earth location in 9 hours
Identifier
63246, 2025-052AN
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Spire/Glasgow
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (3 weeks ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OBJECT AN
1 63246U 25052AN  25096.19141416  .00012230  00000-0  12183-2 0  9999
2 63246  97.7317 350.9282 0002576 228.3841 131.7157 14.91739525  3390
Epoch: 2025-04-06T04:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-06T04:35:38.183Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
87.29438°
Altitude
596.749 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 23m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-60.22213°
Longitude
101.59098°
Altitude
615.169 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 19m 07s
Apparent Declination
-75° 21' 55"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:26:11
Azimuth
195.501° SSW
Elevation
-49.644°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
591.324 km
Perigee altitude
587.734 km
Semi-major axis
6,967.666 km
Eccentricity
0.0002576
Inclination
97.7317°
RAAN
350.9282°
Arg. of periapsis
228.3841°
True anomaly
131.73773°
Mean anomaly
131.7157°
Eccentric anomaly
131.72672°
Mean motion
3.73175 °/min
BSTAR
0.0012183
Orbital period
96.47 mins
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OBJECT AN Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-04-07 05:19:09.654Z33.276° NE2025-04-07 05:22:09.654Z96.076° ESE32.642°2025-04-07 05:25:09.654Z162.537° S
5 mins2025-04-07 16:10:09.654Z109.562° ESE2025-04-07 16:12:09.654Z68.36° E23.503°2025-04-07 16:15:09.654Z16.711° NNE
4 mins2025-04-07 17:46:09.654Z233.801° WSW2025-04-07 17:47:09.654Z254.207° W22.002°2025-04-07 17:50:09.654Z311.382° NW
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