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GESAT GEN 1, 62612

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GESAT GEN 1, 62612 is a French payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 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

62612, 2025-009D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Absolut Sensing (FR)

Manufacturer

NanoAvionics

Mission

Operational Commercial Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 16U MP42, Unknown motor

Mass

30 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.146 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GESAT GEN 1
1 62612U 25009D   25354.18521237  .00006203  00000-0  25093-3 0  9994
2 62612  97.4192  72.5842 0001343 118.2442 241.8932 15.25072413 51603

Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:26:42.348Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-83.10789°

Altitude

494.1 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 50m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:40:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

488.45 km

Perigee altitude

486.606 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.665 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.4192°

RAAN

72.5842°

Arg. of periapsis

118.2442°

True anomaly

241.87963°

Mean anomaly

241.8932°

Eccentric anomaly

241.88641°

Mean motion

3.81522 °/min

Orbital period

94.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00025093

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

OT-FOREST-3 BJOERNTBW, 62682

LEMUR 2 MYNAMEISJEFF, 62712

LEMUR 2 ALISIA, 62706

BUZZZER-1, 62609

OBJECT DP, 63004 (Decayed)

OBJECT AZ, 62656

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GESAT GEN 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.
4 mins	2025-12-20 19:10:54.162Z	329.076° NNW	2025-12-20 19:12:54.162Z	290.935° WNW	17.369°	2025-12-20 19:14:54.162Z	252.96° W
6 mins	2025-12-21 05:45:54.162Z	187.894° SSW	2025-12-21 05:48:54.162Z	267.69° W	36.465°	2025-12-21 05:51:54.162Z	334.498° NNW

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GESAT GEN 1, 62612

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:26:42.348Z)

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

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