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FIREFLY-1, 62701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FIREFLY-1, 62701 is a payload satellite owned by Pixxel (IN) 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

62701, 2025-009CW

Orbit

SSO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Pixxel (IN)

Manufacturer

Pixxel

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

FIREFLY, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 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, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.338 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 FIREFLY-1
1 62701U 25009CW  26141.75017522  .00000863  00000-0  88870-4 0  9997
2 62701  97.7071 220.4288 0005415  63.2060 296.9713 14.92788462 73375

Epoch: 2026-05-21T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T18:00:15.139Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

70.97482°

Altitude

590.58 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 41m 42s

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

08:08:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

590.032 km

Perigee altitude

582.49 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.398 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

97.7071°

RAAN

220.4288°

Arg. of periapsis

63.206°

True anomaly

296.91598°

Mean anomaly

296.9713°

Eccentric anomaly

296.94364°

Mean motion

3.73437 °/min

Orbital period

96.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00008887

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FIREFLY-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	2026-05-22 05:23:11.685Z	174.38° S	2026-05-22 05:26:11.685Z	212.243° SW	42.34°	2026-05-22 05:30:11.685Z	342.715° N
5 mins	2026-05-22 18:43:11.685Z	335.107° NNW	2026-05-22 18:45:11.685Z	282.081° WNW	29.641°	2026-05-22 18:48:11.685Z	226.657° WSW

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FIREFLY-1, 62701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T18:00:15.139Z)

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

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