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SPHERE-1 EYE, 55072 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPHERE-1 EYE, 55072 was a payload satellite owned by Sony CSL (JP) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

55072, 2023-001BR

Orbit

Decayed

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (JP)

Manufacturer

Tokyo

Mission

Decayed Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 years ago

TLE from 2 years ago

0 SPHERE-1 EYE
1 55072U 23001BR  25058.75346226  .12250717  25315-5  46402-3 0  9995
2 55072  97.3548 134.9425 0010780 272.5541  87.4526 16.43129928120423

Epoch: 2025-02-27T18:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-27T18:04:59.139Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

65.87197°

Altitude

160.441 km

Speed

7.81 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 59m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:26:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

161.333 km

Perigee altitude

147.249 km

Semi-major axis

6,532.428 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

97.3548°

RAAN

134.9425°

Arg. of periapsis

272.5541°

True anomaly

87.57601°

Mean anomaly

87.4526°

Eccentric anomaly

87.51431°

Mean motion

4.11085 °/min

Orbital period

87.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00046402

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STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0403, 55111

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SKYKRAFT-1C, 55061

ORBITERSN1, 55059 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1B, 55058 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054

EOSSAT-1, 55053

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SPHERE-1 EYE Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-10-23 17:21:43.664Z	18.865° NNE	2026-10-23 17:24:43.664Z	314.84° NW	61.969°	2026-10-23 17:25:43.664Z	244.273° WSW
4 mins	2026-10-23 19:50:43.664Z	28.835° NE	2026-10-23 19:52:43.664Z	346.72° N	42.457°	2026-10-23 19:54:43.664Z	278.366° WNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 20:25:43.664Z	31.796° NE	2026-10-23 20:27:43.664Z	347.594° N	40.776°	2026-10-23 20:29:43.664Z	286.331° WNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 20:51:43.664Z	38.973° NE	2026-10-23 20:53:43.664Z	354.737° N	40.035°	2026-10-23 20:55:43.664Z	299.648° NW
4 mins	2026-10-23 21:00:43.664Z	34.713° NE	2026-10-23 21:02:43.664Z	348.644° N	39.46°	2026-10-23 21:04:43.664Z	293.583° NW
4 mins	2026-10-23 21:26:43.664Z	42.405° NE	2026-10-23 21:28:43.664Z	355.625° N	39.579°	2026-10-23 21:30:43.664Z	305.584° NW
4 mins	2026-10-23 21:52:43.664Z	50.972° ENE	2026-10-23 21:54:43.664Z	2.282° NNE	40.325°	2026-10-23 21:56:43.664Z	315.764° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 22:01:43.664Z	45.788° ENE	2026-10-23 22:02:43.664Z	20.857° NNE	41.044°	2026-10-23 22:05:43.664Z	311.161° NW
4 mins	2026-10-23 22:27:43.664Z	55.1° ENE	2026-10-23 22:28:43.664Z	28.078° NE	42.649°	2026-10-23 22:31:43.664Z	320.385° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 22:36:43.664Z	49.109° ENE	2026-10-23 22:37:43.664Z	21.694° NNE	43.556°	2026-10-23 22:40:43.664Z	316.465° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 22:53:43.664Z	65.824° ENE	2026-10-23 22:54:43.664Z	35.958° NE	44.775°	2026-10-23 22:57:43.664Z	328.3° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 23:02:43.664Z	59.353° ENE	2026-10-23 23:03:43.664Z	29.008° NE	45.98°	2026-10-23 23:06:43.664Z	324.817° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 23:28:43.664Z	71.425° E	2026-10-23 23:29:43.664Z	37.149° NE	48.935°	2026-10-23 23:32:43.664Z	331.952° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-23 23:37:43.664Z	63.841° ENE	2026-10-23 23:38:43.664Z	29.334° NE	49.631°	2026-10-23 23:41:43.664Z	329.073° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-24 00:03:43.664Z	77.776° E	2026-10-24 00:04:43.664Z	37.658° NE	53.445°	2026-10-24 00:07:43.664Z	335.442° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-24 00:12:43.664Z	68.76° E	2026-10-24 00:13:43.664Z	28.803° NE	53.542°	2026-10-24 00:16:43.664Z	333.149° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-24 00:38:43.664Z	85.394° E	2026-10-24 00:39:43.664Z	37.134° NE	58.246°	2026-10-24 00:42:43.664Z	338.751° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 00:47:43.664Z	74.492° E	2026-10-24 00:47:43.664Z	74.492° E	58.715°	2026-10-24 00:51:43.664Z	337.032° NNW
4 mins	2026-10-24 01:13:43.664Z	95.227° ESE	2026-10-24 01:14:43.664Z	34.95° NE	63.239°	2026-10-24 01:17:43.664Z	341.856° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 01:22:43.664Z	81.869° E	2026-10-24 01:22:43.664Z	81.869° E	65.285°	2026-10-24 01:26:43.664Z	340.704° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 01:48:43.664Z	109.02° ESE	2026-10-24 01:49:43.664Z	29.905° NE	68.231°	2026-10-24 01:52:43.664Z	344.732° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 01:57:43.664Z	93.004° ESE	2026-10-24 01:57:43.664Z	93.004° ESE	71.976°	2026-10-24 02:01:43.664Z	344.142° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 02:23:43.664Z	129.492° SE	2026-10-24 02:24:43.664Z	19.666° NNE	72.81°	2026-10-24 02:27:43.664Z	347.356° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 02:32:43.664Z	114.387° SE	2026-10-24 02:32:43.664Z	114.387° SE	78.137°	2026-10-24 02:36:43.664Z	347.323° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 03:07:43.664Z	160.431° S	2026-10-24 03:07:43.664Z	160.431° S	81.179°	2026-10-24 03:11:43.664Z	350.227° N

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SPHERE-1 EYE, 55072 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 years ago

TLE from 2 years ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-27T18:04:59.139Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

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Last TLE update: 2 years ago