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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 OTTER
1 62623U 25009Q 26126.46438517 .00009171 00000-0 32711-3 0 9995
2 62623 97.4025 208.7994 0006262 99.5215 260.6733 15.29096026 72549Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:08:42.878Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
177.29625°
Altitude
482.315 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 55m 11s
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
04:09:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
479.759 km
Perigee altitude
471.175 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.604 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
97.4025°
RAAN
208.7994°
Arg. of periapsis
99.5215°
True anomaly
260.6025°
Mean anomaly
260.6733°
Eccentric anomaly
260.6379°
Mean motion
3.82529 °/min
Orbital period
94.11 mins
BSTAR
0.00032711
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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 | 2026-05-07 04:34:29.035Z | 106.696° ESE | 2026-05-07 04:36:29.035Z | 71.533° E | 15.393° | 2026-05-07 04:38:29.035Z | 34.087° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-07 06:08:29.035Z | 228.156° WSW | 2026-05-07 06:09:29.035Z | 255.353° W | 24.531° | 2026-05-07 06:12:29.035Z | 320.911° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-07 17:34:29.035Z | 61.662° ENE | 2026-05-07 17:36:29.035Z | 106.59° ESE | 18.446° | 2026-05-07 17:38:29.035Z | 142.248° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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