FALCON 9 R/B, 62260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON 9 R/B, 62260 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 2024 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

62260, 2024-234B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

F9ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 15.53 m

Radar Cross Section

39.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 R/B
1 62260U 24234B   25128.99077748  .00190485  81296-6  21632-2 0  9995
2 62260  27.1489  48.4879 6198185 348.0330   2.2286  3.84467537  5628

Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:46:43.174Z)

Latitude

-0.00046°

Longitude

-175.2579°

Altitude

210.109 km

Speed

9.891 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 13m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

13.75293°

Longitude

-24.33277°

Altitude

18,885.415 km

Speed

2.896 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 48m 40s

Apparent Declination

3° 56' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:39:11

Azimuth

52.217° ENE

Elevation

-31.254°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,507.927 km

Perigee altitude

166.896 km

Semi-major axis

17,215.549 km

Eccentricity

0.6198185

Inclination

27.1489°

RAAN

48.4879°

Arg. of periapsis

348.033°

True anomaly

12.03178°

Mean anomaly

2.2286°

Eccentric anomaly

5.84541°

Mean motion

0.96086 °/min

BSTAR

0.0021632

Orbital period

374.66 mins

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FALCON 9 R/B 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.
267 mins	2025-05-10 00:58:03.256Z	250.005° W	2025-05-10 01:17:03.256Z	169.471° S	42.14°	2025-05-10 05:25:03.256Z	131.683° SE
176 mins	2025-05-10 08:02:03.256Z	274.706° WNW	2025-05-10 09:02:03.256Z	258.372° W	18.428°	2025-05-10 10:58:03.256Z	243.4° WSW

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