IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697 is an Italian 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
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
ArgoTec
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
HAWK, Unknown motor
Mass
65 kg wet, 65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.683 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1
1 62697U 25009CS 26261.02177935 .00001575 00000-0 15048-3 0 9996
2 62697 97.6975 337.5895 0003604 72.5590 287.6024 14.94671097 91205Epoch: 2026-09-18T00:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T00:31:21.735Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-27.20169°
Altitude
585.683 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 30m 21s
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
03:33:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
582.914 km
Perigee altitude
577.898 km
Semi-major axis
6,958.543 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
97.6975°
RAAN
337.5895°
Arg. of periapsis
72.559°
True anomaly
287.56303°
Mean anomaly
287.6024°
Eccentric anomaly
287.58272°
Mean motion
3.73909 °/min
Orbital period
96.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00015048
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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.IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1 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 | 2026-09-18 17:10:25.475Z | 49.18° ENE | 2026-09-18 17:13:25.475Z | 99.257° ESE | 19.897° | 2026-09-18 17:15:25.475Z | 133.258° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 18:46:25.475Z | 337.014° NNW | 2026-09-18 18:48:25.475Z | 293.933° NW | 30.379° | 2026-09-18 18:51:25.475Z | 233.957° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-19 05:34:25.475Z | 189.989° SSW | 2026-09-19 05:37:25.475Z | 276.105° WNW | 49.974° | 2026-09-19 05:40:25.475Z | 333.997° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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