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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

Last TLE update

5 months ago

Origin

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 (5 months 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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TLE from 5 months 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

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.39992°

Longitude

-125.23683°

Altitude

256,912.705 km

Speed

0.966 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 04m 05s

Apparent Declination

19° 51' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:43:45

Azimuth

113.343° SE

Elevation

53.932°

Doppler factor

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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LUNAR TRAILBLAZER, 63101

BROKKER-2 ODIN, 63102

FALCON 9 R/B, 63103

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.
514 mins	2025-07-19 11:54:06.175Z	113.347° SE	2025-07-19 14:15:06.175Z	180.873° SSW	43.241°	2025-07-19 20:28:06.175Z	287.487° WNW
203 mins	2025-07-20 08:31:06.175Z	71.883° E	2025-07-20 11:54:06.175Z	102.969° ESE	36.601°	2025-07-20 11:54:06.175Z	102.969° ESE

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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