PUNCH-NFI00, 63178
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PUNCH-NFI00, 63178 is an American payload satellite 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
SWRI
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
PUNCH, Unknown motor
Mass
64 kg wet, 64 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: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 PUNCH-NFI00
1 63178U 25047A 26077.76797920 .00000595 00000-0 96602-4 0 9998
2 63178 97.9562 264.8286 0012464 89.5307 270.7330 14.74665590 54750Epoch: 2026-03-18T18:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-18T18:25:53.402Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
172.02908°
Altitude
649.124 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 39m 18s
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
09:55:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
652.015 km
Perigee altitude
634.512 km
Semi-major axis
7,021.401 km
Eccentricity
0.00125
Inclination
97.9562°
RAAN
264.8286°
Arg. of periapsis
89.5307°
True anomaly
270.59018°
Mean anomaly
270.733°
Eccentric anomaly
270.66159°
Mean motion
3.68899 °/min
Orbital period
97.59 mins
BSTAR
0.000096602
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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 | 2026-03-19 12:27:11.884Z | 169.223° S | 2026-03-19 12:31:11.884Z | 196.215° SSW | 43.84° | 2026-03-19 12:35:11.884Z | 344.93° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-20 00:21:11.884Z | 64.225° ENE | 2026-03-20 00:23:11.884Z | 99.993° ESE | 19.274° | 2026-03-20 00:25:11.884Z | 132.302° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-20 01:57:11.884Z | 340.669° N | 2026-03-20 01:59:11.884Z | 300.713° NW | 28.762° | 2026-03-20 02:03:11.884Z | 227.314° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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