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FIREFLY-3, 62710

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FIREFLY-3, 62710 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

62710, 2025-009DF

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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.338 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FIREFLY-3
1 62710U 25009DF  26109.93356312  .00000528  00000-0  56482-4 0  9996
2 62710  97.7068 189.3080 0003990  20.9579 339.1804 14.92735681 68645

Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:24:19.853Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

5.19434°

Altitude

589.855 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 37m 13s

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

14:55:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.204 km

Perigee altitude

583.646 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.562 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

97.7068°

RAAN

189.308°

Arg. of periapsis

20.9579°

True anomaly

339.16414°

Mean anomaly

339.1804°

Eccentric anomaly

339.17227°

Mean motion

3.73424 °/min

Orbital period

96.41 mins

BSTAR

0.000056482

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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	2026-04-20 18:16:18.099Z	7.154° NNE	2026-04-20 18:20:18.099Z	244.341° WSW	42.565°	2026-04-20 18:23:18.099Z	201.838° SSW
7 mins	2026-04-21 05:06:18.099Z	155.141° SSE	2026-04-21 05:09:18.099Z	69.325° E	42.786°	2026-04-21 05:13:18.099Z	353.235° N

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FIREFLY-3, 62710

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:24:19.853Z)

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