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CHIMERA-1, 63100

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHIMERA-1, 63100 is an American payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

63100, 2025-038B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

Epic Aerospace (US)

Manufacturer

EPICA

Mission

Operational N Technology

Bus & Motor

CHIMERA, AOCS

Mass

301 kg wet, ~150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-02-27 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.085 m²

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Last TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year ago

0 CHIMERA-1
1 63100U 25038B   25058.03746186 -.00007054  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 63100  28.5200 357.2438 9653600 216.4100   0.0142  0.10463308    06

Epoch: 2025-02-27T00:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-27T00:53:56.704Z)

Latitude

-2.41715°

Longitude

-177.27109°

Altitude

51,153.232 km

Speed

3.429 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 33m 20s

True Declination

-2° 24' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

12:09:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

367,518.128 km

Perigee altitude

211.885 km

Semi-major axis

190,243.144 km

Eccentricity

0.96536

Inclination

28.52°

RAAN

357.2438°

Arg. of periapsis

216.41°

True anomaly

3.0537°

Mean anomaly

0.0142°

Eccentric anomaly

0.4055°

Mean motion

0.02616 °/min

Orbital period

13,763.31 mins

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IM-2, 63099 (Decayed)

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CHIMERA-1 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.
712 mins	2026-04-01 15:03:43.684Z	78.441° E	2026-04-01 20:59:43.684Z	180.25° SSW	42.368°	2026-04-02 02:55:43.684Z	281.799° WNW

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CHIMERA-1, 63100

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-27T00:53:56.704Z)

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