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NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUVIEW ALPHA, 62455 is a UK payload satellite in HEO 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

HEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. (UK)

Manufacturer

Astranis

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

MICROGEO, EP

Mass

400 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-29 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 22 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

41.175 m²

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 NUVIEW ALPHA
1 62455U 24252B   25128.72777778 -.00000259  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 62455   1.4809 325.0170 4195415 221.5708 229.2100  0.76031439  1233

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:28:00Z)

Latitude

1.35496°

Longitude

-99.12933°

Altitude

61,791.753 km

Speed

1.958 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 58m 39s

True Declination

1° 21' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.18758°

Longitude

-157.65532°

Altitude

56,963.594 km

Speed

2.174 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 02m 18s

Apparent Declination

-3° 46' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:31:24

Azimuth

190.438° SSW

Elevation

45.796°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

65,605.093 km

Perigee altitude

23,056.21 km

Semi-major axis

50,708.789 km

Eccentricity

0.4195415

Inclination

1.4809°

RAAN

325.017°

Arg. of periapsis

221.5708°

True anomaly

203.0109°

Mean anomaly

229.21°

Eccentric anomaly

215.31451°

Mean motion

0.19007 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1894.02 mins

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

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NUVIEW ALPHA Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
407 mins	2025-05-09 14:21:16.028Z	190.435° SSW	2025-05-09 14:21:16.028Z	190.435° SSW	35.63°	2025-05-09 21:08:16.028Z	258.36° W

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