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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
12 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 12 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI01
1 63179U 25047B   25187.46703684  .00000504  00000-0  84607-4 0  9993
2 63179  97.9566  14.1818 0010168 194.2382 165.8541 14.73840897 17131
Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:12:31.982Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-78.64176°
Altitude
658.775 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 56m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
70.29754°
Longitude
-101.00469°
Altitude
664.63 km
Speed
7.529 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 06m 37s
Apparent Declination
19° 15' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:56:35
Azimuth
357.245° N
Elevation
-30.787°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
653.027 km
Perigee altitude
638.743 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.022 km
Eccentricity
0.00102
Inclination
97.9566°
RAAN
14.1818°
Arg. of periapsis
194.2382°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
165.8541°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68693 °/min
Orbital period
97.64 mins
BSTAR
0.000084607
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PUNCH-WFI01 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-07 00:49:22.980Z32.661° NE2025-07-07 00:52:22.980Z81.82° E31.332°2025-07-07 00:56:22.980Z163.903° S
4 mins2025-07-07 02:27:22.980Z324.602° NNW2025-07-07 02:29:22.980Z291.527° WNW18.059°2025-07-07 02:31:22.980Z259.737° W
6 mins2025-07-07 11:48:22.980Z116.551° SE2025-07-07 11:50:22.980Z74.619° E28.074°2025-07-07 11:54:22.980Z8.273° NNE
5 mins2025-07-07 13:25:22.980Z231.972° WSW2025-07-07 13:27:22.980Z268.23° W20.887°2025-07-07 13:30:22.980Z313.974° NW
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