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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Tokyo
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 months ago
TLE from 8 months 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 16.43129928120423Epoch: 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:45:32
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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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SPHERE-1 EYE Visibility
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