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
7 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 7 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  25122.89786685  .00026302  00000-0  76524-3 0  9998
2 59129  97.5028 253.6850 0008052 230.9428 129.1099 15.35381757 64591
Epoch: 2025-05-02T21:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T21:32:55.695Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
69.40507°
Altitude
466.372 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 54m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
82.5381°
Longitude
-20.02248°
Altitude
477.514 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 09m 36s
Apparent Declination
33° 47' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:56:35
Azimuth
357.184° N
Elevation
-16.23°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
462.24 km
Perigee altitude
451.233 km
Semi-major axis
6,834.873 km
Eccentricity
0.0008052
Inclination
97.5028°
RAAN
253.685°
Arg. of periapsis
230.9428°
True anomaly
129.18145°
Mean anomaly
129.1099°
Eccentric anomaly
129.14568°
Mean motion
3.84103 °/min
BSTAR
0.00076524
Orbital period
93.72 mins
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APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-03 08:37:46.430Z160.497° S2025-05-03 08:40:46.430Z23.307° NE42.451°2025-05-03 08:43:46.430Z351.561° N
5 mins2025-05-03 21:34:46.430Z11.515° NNE2025-05-03 21:36:46.430Z5.923° NNE43.974°2025-05-03 21:39:46.430Z193.758° SSW
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