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BLUE RING PATHFINDER, 62720

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BLUE RING PATHFINDER, 62720 is a payload satellite owned by Blue Origin (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Jan 2025 UTC via an NEW GLENN launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
62720, 2025-011A
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Blue Origin
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
BLUE RING, Unknown motor
Mass
~33,980 kg wet, ~3,980 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-01-16 (4 months ago)
Launch vehicle
NEW GLENN
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Ann Cyl, 2 m
Radar Cross Section
4.712 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 BLUE RING PATHFINDER
1 62720U 25011A   25128.74143945 -.00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 62720  30.0035 345.4533 4881650 349.1129   3.3430  3.84312640  4321
Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:47:40.368Z)
Latitude
0.00011°
Longitude
-148.26883°
Altitude
2,492.614 km
Speed
8.168 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 01m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
30.047°
Longitude
-60.88454°
Altitude
7,748.956 km
Speed
5.77 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 21m 46s
Apparent Declination
10° 05' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:06:43
Azimuth
336.624° NNW
Elevation
-37.056°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
19,246.482 km
Perigee altitude
2,435.117 km
Semi-major axis
17,218.937 km
Eccentricity
0.488165
Inclination
30.0035°
RAAN
345.4533°
Arg. of periapsis
349.1129°
True anomaly
11.09135°
Mean anomaly
3.343°
Eccentric anomaly
6.518°
Mean motion
0.96058 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
374.77 mins
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BLUE RING PATHFINDER Visibility forecast

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158 mins2025-05-09 18:56:48.275Z240.022° WSW2025-05-09 19:16:48.275Z161.145° S42.509°2025-05-09 21:34:48.275Z100.63° ESE
246 mins2025-05-10 01:49:48.275Z281.453° WNW2025-05-10 03:07:48.275Z240.603° WSW32.614°2025-05-10 05:55:48.275Z190.388° SSW
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