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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 (11 months 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 JAY-C
1 62668U 25009BM  25339.90569921  .00007522  00000-0  34596-3 0  9993
2 62668  97.4157  56.9795 0003257 309.1068  50.9877 15.20622026106984

Epoch: 2025-12-05T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T21:44:12.411Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

15.98672°

Altitude

505.643 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 55s

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

10:47:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.169 km

Perigee altitude

498.688 km

Semi-major axis

6,879.066 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.4157°

RAAN

56.9795°

Arg. of periapsis

309.1068°

True anomaly

51.01671°

Mean anomaly

50.9877°

Eccentric anomaly

51.0022°

Mean motion

3.80407 °/min

Orbital period

94.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00034596

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

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INNOCUBE (TUSAT-31), 62616

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-06 17:16:08.029Z	53.175° ENE	2025-12-06 17:18:08.029Z	87.278° E	16.399°	2025-12-06 17:20:08.029Z	125.722° SE
4 mins	2025-12-06 18:51:08.029Z	320.089° NNW	2025-12-06 18:52:08.029Z	293.224° NW	24.735°	2025-12-06 18:55:08.029Z	232.188° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-07 05:28:08.029Z	178.131° S	2025-12-07 05:30:08.029Z	298.05° NW	43.215°	2025-12-07 05:33:08.029Z	343.732° N

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JAY-C, 62668

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T21:44:12.411Z)

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