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 Technology
Bus & Motor
ARIES, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, 200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.8 m
Radar Cross Section
1.983 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH 25289.13393884 .00023911 00000-0 57392-3 0 9999
2 59129 97.5233 63.8119 0007399 10.1443 349.9951 15.41341138 90141Epoch: 2025-10-16T03:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T03:12:52.315Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-9.3041°
Altitude
440.295 km
Speed
7.651 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 15m 14s
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
05:01:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
444.137 km
Perigee altitude
434.049 km
Semi-major axis
6,817.23 km
Eccentricity
0.00074
Inclination
97.5233°
RAAN
63.8119°
Arg. of periapsis
10.1443°
True anomaly
349.98036°
Mean anomaly
349.9951°
Eccentric anomaly
349.98773°
Mean motion
3.85595 °/min
Orbital period
93.36 mins
BSTAR
0.00057392
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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 | 2025-10-16 22:29:15.483Z | 329.624° NNW | 2025-10-16 22:30:15.483Z | 298.373° NW | 28.056° | 2025-10-16 22:33:15.483Z | 224.444° SW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-17 08:58:15.483Z | 143.449° SSE | 2025-10-17 08:59:15.483Z | 109.184° ESE | 39.168° | 2025-10-17 09:02:15.483Z | 357.747° N |
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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