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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

62697, 2025-009CS

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

ArgoTec

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

HAWK, Unknown motor

Mass

65 kg wet, 65 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, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.683 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1
1 62697U 25009CS  25338.65747766  .00005564  00000-0  53487-3 0  9995
2 62697  97.7246  55.5243 0001231 325.5002  34.6138 14.93412520 48294

Epoch: 2025-12-04T15:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T15:46:46.069Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

105.12157°

Altitude

589.644 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 42m 05s

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

09:03:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

585.177 km

Perigee altitude

583.463 km

Semi-major axis

6,962.457 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.7246°

RAAN

55.5243°

Arg. of periapsis

325.5002°

True anomaly

34.62181°

Mean anomaly

34.6138°

Eccentric anomaly

34.61781°

Mean motion

3.73594 °/min

Orbital period

96.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00053487

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-05 18:04:12.244Z	15.722° NNE	2025-12-05 18:08:12.244Z	143.151° SSE	43.769°	2025-12-05 18:11:12.244Z	187.512° SSW
6 mins	2025-12-06 04:54:12.244Z	139.051° SSE	2025-12-06 04:57:12.244Z	62.626° ENE	35.057°	2025-12-06 05:00:12.244Z	4.154° NNE

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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T15:46:46.069Z)

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