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 26034.19690816 .00014528 00000-0 55138-3 0 9995
2 62623 97.4132 117.0820 0006146 71.0419 289.1486 15.26929431 58457Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:43:32.865Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-87.18625°
Altitude
486.716 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 48m 19s
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
18:04:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.171 km
Perigee altitude
477.739 km
Semi-major axis
6,860.092 km
Eccentricity
0.00061
Inclination
97.4132°
RAAN
117.082°
Arg. of periapsis
71.0419°
True anomaly
289.08205°
Mean anomaly
289.1486°
Eccentric anomaly
289.11533°
Mean motion
3.81987 °/min
Orbital period
94.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00055138
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-02-03 17:52:23.660Z | 31.126° NE | 2026-02-03 17:55:23.660Z | 104.739° ESE | 32.117° | 2026-02-03 17:58:23.660Z | 167.793° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-04 06:02:23.660Z | 225.1° WSW | 2026-02-04 06:03:23.660Z | 253.767° W | 26.431° | 2026-02-04 06:06:23.660Z | 322.471° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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