APEX ARIES 1, 59129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

APEX ARIES 1, 59129 is a payload satellite owned by Apex (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
59129, 2024-043AH
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Apex
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
ARIES, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, 200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-03-04 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 3.25 m
Radar Cross Section
0.825 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  25114.94577726  .00028361  00000-0  83543-3 0  9995
2 59129  97.5005 245.5925 0007693 262.3423  97.6946 15.34978738 63378
Epoch: 2025-04-24T22:41Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T22:41:55.155Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
51.90277°
Altitude
464.8 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 22m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
64.59579°
Longitude
36.64082°
Altitude
477.131 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 52m 18s
Apparent Declination
16° 53' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:26:49
Azimuth
336.313° NNW
Elevation
-29.797°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.193 km
Perigee altitude
452.675 km
Semi-major axis
6,836.071 km
Eccentricity
0.0007693
Inclination
97.5005°
RAAN
245.5925°
Arg. of periapsis
262.3423°
True anomaly
97.78195°
Mean anomaly
97.6946°
Eccentric anomaly
97.73828°
Mean motion
3.84002 °/min
BSTAR
0.00083543
Orbital period
93.75 mins
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APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-04-25 21:09:35.287Z27.539° NE2025-04-25 21:12:35.287Z90.167° ESE33.066°2025-04-25 21:15:35.287Z168.217° S
4 mins2025-04-26 09:15:35.287Z215.428° SW2025-04-26 09:17:35.287Z273.495° WNW26.31°2025-04-26 09:19:35.287Z318.442° NNW
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