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PUNCH-WFI01, 63179

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PUNCH-WFI01, 63179 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
63179, 2025-047B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SWRI
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
PUNCH, Unknown motor
Mass
64 kg wet, 64 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-12 (4 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI01
1 63179U 25047B   25183.80091446  .00000467  00000-0  78918-4 0  9999
2 63179  97.9567  10.5853 0009915 206.5645 153.5056 14.73836748 16592
Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:13:19.009Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
161.1793°
Altitude
658.096 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 42m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
21.04451°
Longitude
-14.9927°
Altitude
646.62 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 15m 12s
Apparent Declination
-7° 47' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:38:43
Azimuth
10.874° NNE
Elevation
-57.452°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
652.862 km
Perigee altitude
638.934 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.035 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
97.9567°
RAAN
10.5853°
Arg. of periapsis
206.5645°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
153.5056°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68692 °/min
Orbital period
97.64 mins
BSTAR
0.000078918
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PUNCH-WFI01 Visibility forecast

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8 mins2025-07-04 01:06:49.595Z19.564° NNE2025-07-04 01:10:49.595Z77.884° E41.103°2025-07-04 01:14:49.595Z180.761° SSW
7 mins2025-07-04 12:05:49.595Z140.66° SSE2025-07-04 12:08:49.595Z65.273° ENE37.44°2025-07-04 12:12:49.595Z358.947° N
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