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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 PUNCH-WFI01
1 63179U 25047B   25189.09642117  .00000456  00000-0  77143-4 0  9990
2 63179  97.9565  15.7803 0010300 188.8147 171.2883 14.73842581 17375

Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:18:50.789Z)

Latitude

0.00009°

Longitude

54.77236°

Altitude

658.995 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 03m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-61.69108°

Longitude

69.98331°

Altitude

674.955 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 10m 29s

Apparent Declination

-61° 46' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:38:35

Azimuth

146.71° SSE

Elevation

-58.751°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

653.114 km

Perigee altitude

638.645 km

Semi-major axis

7,024.016 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

97.9565°

RAAN

15.7803°

Arg. of periapsis

188.8147°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

171.2883°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.68693 °/min

Orbital period

97.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000077143

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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	2025-07-08 12:12:51.515Z	152.438° SSE	2025-07-08 12:16:51.515Z	53.922° ENE	40.949°	2025-07-08 12:20:51.515Z	354.861° N
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:42:51.515Z	352.783° N	2025-07-09 01:44:51.515Z	303.671° NW	38.451°	2025-07-09 01:48:51.515Z	211.963° SW

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