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). Aries 1 is the flagship mission for Apex’s Aries standardized satellite bus platform, carrying a “selfie camera” as well a handful of hosted payloads. Apex’s standardized satellite bus platforms enable missions like Earth observation, communication networks, scientific research, and more!
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APEX ARIES 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Apex |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Commercial Radar Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | ARIES, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 200 kg wet, 200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH 24258.85597471 .00021878 00000-0 93821-3 0 9998
2 59129 97.4828 22.0910 0010405 336.6463 23.4299 15.22707502 29440Epoch: 2024-09-14T20:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-14T20:32:36.214Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 79.63243° |
| Altitude | 494.205 km |
| Speed | 7.621 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 28m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -32.71917° |
| Longitude | 84.8985° |
| Altitude | 502.933 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 37m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -71° 42' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:04:55 |
| Azimuth | 157.482° SSE |
| Elevation | -35.503° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 501.795 km |
| Perigee | 487.492 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,872.781 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010405 |
| Inclination | 97.4828° |
| RAAN | 22.091° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 336.6463° |
| True anomaly | 23.47737° |
| Mean anomaly | 23.4299° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.45363° |
| Mean motion | 3.80929 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00093821 |
| Period | 94.51 mins |
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APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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