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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Apex
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
ARIES, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, 200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.825 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH 25258.60371558 .00020840 00000-0 52976-3 0 9992
2 59129 97.5197 32.4115 0008935 114.0754 246.1427 15.39610041 85446Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:29:21.026Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-179.7321°
Altitude
452.847 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 09m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:30:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
450.302 km
Perigee altitude
438.11 km
Semi-major axis
6,822.343 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
97.5197°
RAAN
32.4115°
Arg. of periapsis
114.0754°
True anomaly
246.0491°
Mean anomaly
246.1427°
Eccentric anomaly
246.0959°
Mean motion
3.85161 °/min
Orbital period
93.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00052976
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-15 21:18:12.992Z | 47.283° ENE | 2025-09-15 21:20:12.992Z | 95.563° ESE | 23.54° | 2025-09-15 21:22:12.992Z | 145.356° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 09:21:12.992Z | 198.766° SSW | 2025-09-16 09:22:12.992Z | 228.973° WSW | 34.759° | 2025-09-16 09:25:12.992Z | 332.264° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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