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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

US

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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH  26140.66781669  .00017351  00000-0  26615-3 0  9991
2 59129  97.5449 289.3897 0004326 306.5098  53.5756 15.54367259123642

Epoch: 2026-05-20T16:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T16:01:39.362Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

170.65162°

Altitude

405.384 km

Speed

7.668 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 17m 33s

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

16:37:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

403.851 km

Perigee altitude

397.986 km

Semi-major axis

6,779.056 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.5449°

RAAN

289.3897°

Arg. of periapsis

306.5098°

True anomaly

53.6155°

Mean anomaly

53.5756°

Eccentric anomaly

53.59555°

Mean motion

3.88856 °/min

Orbital period

92.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00026615

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

ICEYE-X36, 59103

ICEYE-X38, 59100

VSP RF A1, 59135

VSP RF C1, 59136

OBJECT AW, 59142

OBJECT AX, 59143 (Decayed)

MH-1, 59145 (Decayed)

SONATE-2, 59112

OBJECT AG, 59128

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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	2026-05-21 09:10:23.282Z	111.665° ESE	2026-05-21 09:12:23.282Z	69.807° E	16.701°	2026-05-21 09:14:23.282Z	27.898° NE

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Check out APEX ARIES 1, 59129 on other resources

View APEX ARIES 1, 59129 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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