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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 JAY-C
1 62668U 25009BM  26192.76589199  .00002158  00000-0  96113-4 0  9998
2 62668  97.3958 271.3003 0002947 239.9202 120.1743 15.22509852140110

Epoch: 2026-07-11T18:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T18:22:53.067Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

65.90478°

Altitude

502.386 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 05m 12s

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

14:31:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

497.261 km

Perigee altitude

493.21 km

Semi-major axis

6,873.372 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.3958°

RAAN

271.3003°

Arg. of periapsis

239.9202°

True anomaly

120.20349°

Mean anomaly

120.1743°

Eccentric anomaly

120.18889°

Mean motion

3.8088 °/min

Orbital period

94.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000096113

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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.
6 mins	2026-07-12 05:32:35.725Z	180.973° SSW	2026-07-12 05:35:35.725Z	242.269° WSW	39.804°	2026-07-12 05:38:35.725Z	336.62° NNW
5 mins	2026-07-12 18:36:35.725Z	346.507° N	2026-07-12 18:38:35.725Z	298.255° NW	31.173°	2026-07-12 18:41:35.725Z	222.67° SW

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JAY-C, 62668

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T18:22:53.067Z)

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