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
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
Box + 1 Pan, 1.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI01
1 63179U 25047B 26077.78847548 .00000628 00000-0 10253-3 0 9997
2 63179 97.9581 264.7370 0010311 106.2291 254.0053 14.74240949 54746Epoch: 2026-03-18T18:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-18T18:55:24.281Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
164.53861°
Altitude
652.577 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 38m 56s
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
09:55:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
651.854 km
Perigee altitude
637.372 km
Semi-major axis
7,022.75 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
97.9581°
RAAN
264.737°
Arg. of periapsis
106.2291°
True anomaly
253.89176°
Mean anomaly
254.0053°
Eccentric anomaly
253.94853°
Mean motion
3.68793 °/min
Orbital period
97.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00010253
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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-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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-03-19 11:21:50.936Z | 109.616° ESE | 2026-03-19 11:24:50.936Z | 64.113° ENE | 18.596° | 2026-03-19 11:27:50.936Z | 20.887° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-19 12:58:50.936Z | 209° SW | 2026-03-19 13:00:50.936Z | 253.494° W | 31.022° | 2026-03-19 13:04:50.936Z | 328.223° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2026-03-20 00:49:50.936Z | 34.302° NE | 2026-03-20 00:52:50.936Z | 102.302° ESE | 34.365° | 2026-03-20 00:56:50.936Z | 170.562° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-20 02:27:50.936Z | 314.622° NW | 2026-03-20 02:28:50.936Z | 298.336° NW | 16.45° | 2026-03-20 02:31:50.936Z | 254.711° W |
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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