FIREFLY-2, 62704
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FIREFLY-2, 62704 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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FIREFLY-2
1 62704U 25009CZ 26171.48966579 .00000707 00000-0 73914-4 0 9998
2 62704 97.7027 249.3371 0008065 75.9917 284.2199 14.92678892 77813Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:45:07.124Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
164.35386°
Altitude
591.255 km
Speed
7.565 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 37m 20s
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
11:43:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
592.219 km
Perigee altitude
580.985 km
Semi-major axis
6,964.739 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
97.7027°
RAAN
249.3371°
Arg. of periapsis
75.9917°
True anomaly
284.13029°
Mean anomaly
284.2199°
Eccentric anomaly
284.1751°
Mean motion
3.7341 °/min
Orbital period
96.41 mins
BSTAR
0.000073914
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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-2 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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| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 05:34:57.083Z | 191.574° SSW | 2026-06-21 05:37:57.083Z | 282.797° WNW | 36.621° | 2026-06-21 05:40:57.083Z | 334.384° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 17:18:57.083Z | 63.952° ENE | 2026-06-21 17:19:57.083Z | 84.194° E | 21.705° | 2026-06-21 17:22:57.083Z | 141.687° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 18:53:57.083Z | 330.267° NNW | 2026-06-21 18:55:57.083Z | 288.537° WNW | 23.342° | 2026-06-21 18:58:57.083Z | 237.357° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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