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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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.146 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GESAT GEN 1
1 62612U 25009D   26305.46559492  .00009455  00000-0  32186-3 0  9999
2 62612  97.3933  26.8408 0001954 111.7857 248.3591 15.30624341 99908

Epoch: 2026-11-01T11:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-01T11:10:27.401Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

178.47007°

Altitude

477.548 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 47m 21s

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

17:18:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

472.238 km

Perigee altitude

469.561 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.036 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.3933°

RAAN

26.8408°

Arg. of periapsis

111.7857°

True anomaly

248.33829°

Mean anomaly

248.3591°

Eccentric anomaly

248.34869°

Mean motion

3.82912 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.00032186

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

BALKAN-1, 62611

OBJECT F, 62614 (Decayed)

LIME, 62648

PIONEER-02, 62662 (Decayed)

CONNECTA IOT-7, 62715

LEMUR 2 MYNAMEISJEFF, 62712

FIREFLY-3, 62710

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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	2026-11-02 06:09:00.306Z	220.102° SW	2026-11-02 06:10:00.306Z	249.248° W	31.977°	2026-11-02 06:13:00.306Z	323.548° NNW
4 mins	2026-11-02 19:08:00.306Z	321.139° NNW	2026-11-02 19:09:00.306Z	295.089° NW	25.337°	2026-11-02 19:12:00.306Z	233.248° WSW

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GESAT GEN 1, 62612

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-01T11:10:27.401Z)

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

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