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 7X2 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Ann Cyl, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.712 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago
TLE from 3 days ago
0 BLUE RING PATHFINDER
1 62720U 25011A 26004.84627435 -.00000017 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 62720 29.8424 233.9870 4875340 166.3184 214.1179 3.84308579 13590Epoch: 2026-01-04T20:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T20:18:38.103Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-175.10198°
Altitude
18,555.76 km
Speed
2.97 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 36m 02s
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
17:46:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
19,235.813 km
Perigee altitude
2,446.05 km
Semi-major axis
17,219.069 km
Eccentricity
0.48753
Inclination
29.8424°
RAAN
233.987°
Arg. of periapsis
166.3184°
True anomaly
193.70416°
Mean anomaly
214.1179°
Eccentric anomaly
203.14039°
Mean motion
0.96057 °/min
Orbital period
374.78 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2025 (2025-01-16 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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.BLUE RING PATHFINDER 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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| 92 mins | 2026-01-07 17:37:36.595Z | 212.16° SW | 2026-01-07 18:36:36.595Z | 163.107° S | 42.034° | 2026-01-07 19:09:36.595Z | 88.928° E |
| 28 mins | 2026-01-08 01:17:36.595Z | 275.813° WNW | 2026-01-08 01:35:36.595Z | 220.17° SW | 27.355° | 2026-01-08 01:45:36.595Z | 161.633° S |
| 87 mins | 2026-01-08 11:17:36.595Z | 118.461° SE | 2026-01-08 12:09:36.595Z | 106.109° ESE | 12.536° | 2026-01-08 12:44:36.595Z | 93.782° ESE |
| 44 mins | 2026-01-08 16:53:36.595Z | 228.742° WSW | 2026-01-08 17:37:36.595Z | 230.758° WSW | 18.99° | 2026-01-08 17:37:36.595Z | 230.758° WSW |
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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