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IRIS-F2, 62684

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIS-F2, 62684 is a payload satellite owned by NCKU (TW) 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

62684, 2025-009CD

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

National Cheng Kung University (TW)

Manufacturer

NCKU

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 IRIS-F2
1 62684U 25009CD  26080.19023255  .00006001  00000-0  24239-3 0  9995
2 62684  97.3923 160.9909 0003919 310.3963  49.6933 15.25130675123041

Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:33:56.092Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-86.20732°

Altitude

491.75 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 43m 57s

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

06:46:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.042 km

Perigee altitude

484.661 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.488 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.3923°

RAAN

160.9909°

Arg. of periapsis

310.3963°

True anomaly

49.72756°

Mean anomaly

49.6933°

Eccentric anomaly

49.71043°

Mean motion

3.81536 °/min

Orbital period

94.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00024239

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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697

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IRIS-F2 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	2026-03-22 05:54:10.427Z	214.52° SW	2026-03-22 05:56:10.427Z	273.913° WNW	27.957°	2026-03-22 05:58:10.427Z	319.273° NNW
4 mins	2026-03-22 18:56:10.427Z	321.026° NNW	2026-03-22 18:57:10.427Z	297.111° NW	21.902°	2026-03-22 19:00:10.427Z	236.838° WSW

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IRIS-F2, 62684

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:33:56.092Z)

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