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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
Pixxel
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
FIREFLY, Unknown motor
Mass
60 kg wet, 60 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.338 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 FIREFLY-1
1 62701U 25009CW 25335.22060046 .00002792 00000-0 27590-3 0 9996
2 62701 97.7264 52.2677 0002058 249.4674 110.6325 14.92725008 47785Epoch: 2025-12-01T05:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T05:17:39.879Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-97.47169°
Altitude
592.993 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 29m 04s
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
13:50:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
587.893 km
Perigee altitude
585.026 km
Semi-major axis
6,964.596 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
97.7264°
RAAN
52.2677°
Arg. of periapsis
249.4674°
True anomaly
110.65457°
Mean anomaly
110.6325°
Eccentric anomaly
110.64353°
Mean motion
3.73421 °/min
Orbital period
96.41 mins
BSTAR
0.0002759
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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.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-01 17:08:46.497Z | 54.874° ENE | 2025-12-01 17:10:46.497Z | 84.811° E | 15.851° | 2025-12-01 17:13:46.497Z | 132.174° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-01 18:44:46.497Z | 340.316° N | 2025-12-01 18:46:46.497Z | 291.103° WNW | 30.812° | 2025-12-01 18:49:46.497Z | 227.241° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-02 05:33:46.497Z | 184.851° SSW | 2025-12-02 05:35:46.497Z | 226.996° WSW | 39.904° | 2025-12-02 05:39:46.497Z | 338.836° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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