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 (3 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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  26269.42286614  .00029006  00000-0  35427-3 0  9998
2 59129  97.5588  65.7622 0004874 177.9262 182.2016 15.60395044143684

Epoch: 2026-09-26T10:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T10:08:55.634Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-91.70076°

Altitude

392.951 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 23m 02s

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

19:27:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

386.73 km

Perigee altitude

380.138 km

Semi-major axis

6,761.571 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

97.5588°

RAAN

65.7622°

Arg. of periapsis

177.9262°

True anomaly

182.19946°

Mean anomaly

182.2016°

Eccentric anomaly

182.20053°

Mean motion

3.90366 °/min

Orbital period

92.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00035427

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-27 10:54:34.549Z	194.986° SSW	2026-09-27 10:56:34.549Z	262.469° W	41.774°	2026-09-27 10:58:34.549Z	326.539° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-27 23:39:34.549Z	349.097° N	2026-09-27 23:40:34.549Z	307.517° NW	51.953°	2026-09-27 23:43:34.549Z	207.007° SW

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APEX ARIES 1, 59129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T10:08:55.634Z)

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