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

Country

Related business

Apex Space (US)

Manufacturer

Apex

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ARIES, Unknown motor

Mass

200 kg wet, 200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.983 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  25333.17744500  .00026974  00000-0  59223-3 0  9995
2 59129  97.5256 109.2864 0007263 198.8946 161.2033 15.43989197 96934

Epoch: 2025-11-29T04:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-29T04:15:31.248Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-22.90319°

Altitude

442.155 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 17m 08s

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

08:31:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

436.235 km

Perigee altitude

426.343 km

Semi-major axis

6,809.426 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

97.5256°

RAAN

109.2864°

Arg. of periapsis

198.8946°

True anomaly

161.23009°

Mean anomaly

161.2033°

Eccentric anomaly

161.2167°

Mean motion

3.86258 °/min

Orbital period

93.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00059223

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APEX ARIES 1 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.
6 mins	2025-11-29 21:55:24.072Z	20.656° NNE	2025-11-29 21:58:24.072Z	100.527° ESE	40.576°	2025-11-29 22:01:24.072Z	180.848° SSW
4 mins	2025-11-30 09:57:24.072Z	227.831° WSW	2025-11-30 09:58:24.072Z	252.406° W	21.028°	2025-11-30 10:01:24.072Z	317.8° NNW

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APEX ARIES 1, 59129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-29T04:15:31.248Z)

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