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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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.338 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FIREFLY-1
1 62701U 25009CW  26262.27368003  .00000606  00000-0  64009-4 0  9994
2 62701  97.6999 338.4159 0004382  47.0840 313.0746 14.92752321 91358

Epoch: 2026-09-19T06:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T06:34:05.954Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-118.29347°

Altitude

590.318 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 33m 39s

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

07:48:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.425 km

Perigee altitude

583.321 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.51 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.6999°

RAAN

338.4159°

Arg. of periapsis

47.084°

True anomaly

313.03791°

Mean anomaly

313.0746°

Eccentric anomaly

313.05625°

Mean motion

3.73428 °/min

Orbital period

96.4 mins

BSTAR

0.000064009

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

LOGSATS, 62689 (Decayed)

PIONEER-02, 62662 (Decayed)

FOSSASAT2E20 (TAT-O), 63003

INNOCUBE (TUBSAT-31), 62616

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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.
6 mins	2026-09-19 18:24:10.915Z	356.176° N	2026-09-19 18:27:10.915Z	272.095° WNW	51.257°	2026-09-19 18:30:10.915Z	213.146° SW
7 mins	2026-09-20 05:13:10.915Z	167.377° S	2026-09-20 05:16:10.915Z	219.985° SW	88.112°	2026-09-20 05:20:10.915Z	347.416° N

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FIREFLY-1, 62701

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: 2026-09-19T06:34:05.954Z)

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