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NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455 is a UK payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sun, 29 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

62455, 2024-252B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. (US)

Manufacturer

Astranis

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

MICROGEO, EP

Mass

400 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-29 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 22 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

41.175 m²

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 NUVIEW ALPHA
1 62455U 24252B   26286.36796021 -.00000216  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 62455   0.0672  39.5722 0000255 235.9559 155.7847  1.00271851  5004

Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:49:51.762Z)

Latitude

0.02556°

Longitude

-83.10953°

Altitude

35,787.041 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 45m 09s

True Declination

0° 01' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:50:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,788.722 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.572 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.784 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

0.0672°

RAAN

39.5722°

Arg. of periapsis

235.9559°

True anomaly

155.7859°

Mean anomaly

155.7847°

Eccentric anomaly

155.7853°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #252 in the year 2024 (2024-12-29 UTC)

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FALCON 9 R/B, 62458 (Decayed)

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NUVIEW ALPHA 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.
1440 mins	2026-10-13 22:21:22.758Z	147.796° SSE	2026-10-14 13:08:22.758Z	147.749° SSE	38.604°	2026-10-14 22:21:22.758Z	147.799° SSE

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NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:49:51.762Z)

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