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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  25364.58954702  .00038018  00000-0  77903-3 0  9998
2 59129  97.5252 141.8390 0007592  92.8704 267.3414 15.45952033101788

Epoch: 2025-12-30T14:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-30T14:08:56.862Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-169.66857°

Altitude

431.948 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 27m 21s

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

23:23:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

430.684 km

Perigee altitude

420.353 km

Semi-major axis

6,803.656 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.5252°

RAAN

141.839°

Arg. of periapsis

92.8704°

True anomaly

267.2545°

Mean anomaly

267.3414°

Eccentric anomaly

267.29795°

Mean motion

3.86749 °/min

Orbital period

93.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00077903

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

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OBJECT AD, 59125

LACE-1, 59118 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JOHNNYTRUONG, 59146

SENTRY, 59140

TIGER-7, 59141

OBJECT AX, 59143 (Decayed)

VSP RF A1, 59135

METHANESAT, 59101

MESON-1, 59131

LEMUR 2 ROCINANTE, 59147

LACE-2, 59119 (Decayed)

GHOST-5, 59130

YAM-6, 59126

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-31 08:56:00.217Z	131.585° SE	2025-12-31 08:58:00.217Z	79.976° E	28.526°	2025-12-31 09:01:00.217Z	8.019° NNE
5 mins	2025-12-31 21:47:00.217Z	36.926° NE	2025-12-31 21:49:00.217Z	83.028° E	28.042°	2025-12-31 21:52:00.217Z	162.478° S

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APEX ARIES 1, 59129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-30T14:08:56.862Z)

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast

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