PUNCH-NFI00, 63178
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PUNCH-NFI00, 63178 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 12 Mar 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
BAEB
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SPHEREX, Unknown motor
Mass
502 kg wet, 502 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cone + 2 Pan, 1.9 m
Radar Cross Section
10.556 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 PUNCH-NFI00
1 63178U 25047A 26008.01182259 .00000841 00000-0 13388-3 0 9996
2 63178 97.9516 196.3162 0010321 318.4808 41.5616 14.74521178 44473Epoch: 2026-01-08T00:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-08T00:17:01.471Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
84.48803°
Altitude
644.261 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 05m 15s
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
15:21:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
650.969 km
Perigee altitude
636.475 km
Semi-major axis
7,021.859 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
97.9516°
RAAN
196.3162°
Arg. of periapsis
318.4808°
True anomaly
41.64014°
Mean anomaly
41.5616°
Eccentric anomaly
41.60086°
Mean motion
3.68863 °/min
Orbital period
97.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00013388
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2025 (2025-03-12 UTC)
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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.PUNCH-NFI00 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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| 8 mins | 2026-01-09 01:17:09.030Z | 13.655° NNE | 2026-01-09 01:21:09.030Z | 183.459° SSW | 43.603° | 2026-01-09 01:25:09.030Z | 192.724° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-01-09 12:15:09.030Z | 153.41° SSE | 2026-01-09 12:18:09.030Z | 47.951° ENE | 42.519° | 2026-01-09 12:22:09.030Z | 352.821° N |
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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