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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

SouthWest Research Institute (US)

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

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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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.
8 mins	2025-07-04 01:06:49.595Z	19.564° NNE	2025-07-04 01:10:49.595Z	77.884° E	41.103°	2025-07-04 01:14:49.595Z	180.761° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-04 12:05:49.595Z	140.66° SSE	2025-07-04 12:08:49.595Z	65.273° ENE	37.44°	2025-07-04 12:12:49.595Z	358.947° N

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