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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

62704, 2025-009CZ

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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FIREFLY-2
1 62704U 25009CZ  26080.19427446  .00001071  00000-0  10873-3 0  9999
2 62704  97.7063 159.9663 0006049  23.5753 336.5742 14.92881106 64196

Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:39:45.313Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-88.69098°

Altitude

588.135 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 39m 51s

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

20:49:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

590.185 km

Perigee altitude

581.76 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.109 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.7063°

RAAN

159.9663°

Arg. of periapsis

23.5753°

True anomaly

336.54662°

Mean anomaly

336.5742°

Eccentric anomaly

336.56041°

Mean motion

3.73461 °/min

Orbital period

96.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00010873

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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.
8 mins	2026-03-21 18:05:21.889Z	13.403° NNE	2026-03-21 18:09:21.889Z	133.482° SE	44.873°	2026-03-21 18:13:21.889Z	191.746° SSW
6 mins	2026-03-22 04:56:21.889Z	138.212° SSE	2026-03-22 04:58:21.889Z	84.367° E	37.241°	2026-03-22 05:02:21.889Z	359.369° N

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FIREFLY-2, 62704

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:39:45.313Z)

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