OBJECT BB, 63259

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OBJECT BB, 63259 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.

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Identifier
63259, 2025-052BB
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NanoAvionics
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
MP42, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 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 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT BB
1 63259U 25052BB  25094.56863695  .00008898  00000-0  86868-3 0  9999
2 63259  97.7386 349.3721 0002792 107.8061 252.3463 14.92632201  3153
Epoch: 2025-04-04T13:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-04T13:38:50.232Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-48.46244°
Altitude
593.366 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 17m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-81.90759°
Longitude
23.7562°
Altitude
619.919 km
Speed
7.547 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 57m 37s
Apparent Declination
-70° 13' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:11:17
Azimuth
177.715° S
Elevation
-59.635°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
588.693 km
Perigee altitude
584.804 km
Semi-major axis
6,964.886 km
Eccentricity
0.0002792
Inclination
97.7386°
RAAN
349.3721°
Arg. of periapsis
107.8061°
True anomaly
252.31582°
Mean anomaly
252.3463°
Eccentric anomaly
252.33106°
Mean motion
3.73398 °/min
BSTAR
0.00086868
Orbital period
96.41 mins
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5 mins2025-04-05 06:19:00.324Z343.38° N2025-04-05 06:21:00.324Z293.912° NW32.36°2025-04-05 06:24:00.324Z225.202° WSW
6 mins2025-04-05 17:08:00.324Z180.681° SSW2025-04-05 17:11:00.324Z296.962° NW41.087°2025-04-05 17:14:00.324Z340.256° N
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