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JAY-C, 62668

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JAY-C, 62668 is a Canadian 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

62668, 2025-009BM

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Defense Research and Development Canada (CA)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

DEFIANT, Unknown motor

Mass

~35 kg wet, ~35 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.165 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 JAY-C
1 62668U 25009BM  26080.54874253  .00004905  00000-0  21968-3 0  9995
2 62668  97.3994 160.9060 0002868 292.7867  67.3066 15.21712263123046

Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:10:11.354Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

144.29083°

Altitude

503.008 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 43m 37s

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

06:45:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.611 km

Perigee altitude

495.667 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.776 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.3994°

RAAN

160.906°

Arg. of periapsis

292.7867°

True anomaly

67.33692°

Mean anomaly

67.3066°

Eccentric anomaly

67.32176°

Mean motion

3.8068 °/min

Orbital period

94.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00021968

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

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FOSSASAT2E19 (TAT-E), 62676

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-22 05:04:34.622Z	152.095° SSE	2026-03-22 05:07:34.622Z	95.215° ESE	38.825°	2026-03-22 05:10:34.622Z	0.572° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-22 18:09:34.622Z	14.113° NNE	2026-03-22 18:11:34.622Z	175.789° S	44.353°	2026-03-22 18:14:34.622Z	191.577° SSW

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JAY-C, 62668

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:10:11.354Z)

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

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