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
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
DEFIANT, Unknown motor
Mass
~35 kg wet, ~35 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.165 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 JAY-C
1 62668U 25009BM 25290.93709836 .00007634 00000-0 35751-3 0 9991
2 62668 97.4198 8.8164 0006136 105.3870 254.8043 15.19980309 99543Epoch: 2025-10-17T22:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T22:29:25.298Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
4.78569°
Altitude
510.1 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 35m 15s
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
00:12:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
507.089 km
Perigee altitude
498.644 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.004 km
Eccentricity
0.00061
Inclination
97.4198°
RAAN
8.8164°
Arg. of periapsis
105.387°
True anomaly
254.73646°
Mean anomaly
254.8043°
Eccentric anomaly
254.77038°
Mean motion
3.80247 °/min
Orbital period
94.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00035751
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.JAY-C 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-18 18:01:31.063Z | 22.718° NE | 2025-10-18 18:03:31.063Z | 69.476° E | 41.295° | 2025-10-18 18:06:31.063Z | 180.84° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-19 04:40:31.063Z | 101.668° ESE | 2025-10-19 04:41:31.063Z | 77.173° E | 22.687° | 2025-10-19 04:44:31.063Z | 17.247° NNE |
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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