OTTER, 62623
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OTTER, 62623 is a payload satellite owned by USN PGS (US) 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
USN PGS
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OTTER
1 62623U 25009Q 25340.18198391 .00018780 00000-0 74993-3 0 9998
2 62623 97.4213 58.5227 0003920 275.1837 84.8953 15.25187740 49452Epoch: 2025-12-06T04:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T04:22:03.409Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-82.20489°
Altitude
493.08 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 54m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:59:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
489.873 km
Perigee altitude
484.49 km
Semi-major axis
6,865.318 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.4213°
RAAN
58.5227°
Arg. of periapsis
275.1837°
True anomaly
84.94004°
Mean anomaly
84.8953°
Eccentric anomaly
84.91767°
Mean motion
3.81551 °/min
Orbital period
94.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00074993
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-12-06 17:32:45.126Z | 51.235° ENE | 2025-12-06 17:34:45.126Z | 93.121° ESE | 21.157° | 2025-12-06 17:36:45.126Z | 137.232° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-06 19:06:45.126Z | 322.838° NNW | 2025-12-06 19:08:45.126Z | 278.973° WNW | 18.523° | 2025-12-06 19:10:45.126Z | 244.34° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-07 05:41:45.126Z | 187.681° SSW | 2025-12-07 05:43:45.126Z | 238.904° WSW | 38.378° | 2025-12-07 05:46:45.126Z | 334.959° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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