OBJECT B, 63179

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OBJECT B, 63179 is an American 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). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier	63179, 2025-047B
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	5 hours ago
Origin	SWRI/GSFC (US)
Manufacturer	SWRI
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	PUNCH, Unknown motor
Mass	64 kg wet, 64 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2025-03-12 (5 days ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type	Unknown
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 OBJECT B
1 63179U 25047B   25075.58821226  .00001961  00000-0  30778-3 0  9992
2 63179  97.9569 264.4005 0010775 185.6294 174.4795 14.73693648   658

Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:07:01.539Z)

Latitude	-0°
Longitude	-121.77316°
Altitude	659.851 km
Speed	7.523 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 37m 36s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	82.06192°
Longitude	143.99595°
Altitude	663.366 km
Speed	7.532 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 56m 00s
Apparent Declination	26° 11' 04"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	00:03:01
Azimuth	1.72° NNE
Elevation	-23.879°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	653.922 km
Perigee altitude	638.784 km
Semi-major axis	7,024.49 km
Eccentricity	0.0010775
Inclination	97.9569°
RAAN	264.4005°
Arg. of periapsis	185.6294°
True anomaly	174.49136°
Mean anomaly	174.4795°
Eccentric anomaly	174.48543°
Mean motion	3.68656 °/min
BSTAR	0.00030778
Orbital period	97.65 mins

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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2025 (2025-03-12 UTC)

OBJECT B 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.
6 mins	2025-03-17 00:28:57.496Z	46.465° ENE	2025-03-17 00:31:57.496Z	93.282° ESE	20.785°	2025-03-17 00:34:57.496Z	141.476° SSE
6 mins	2025-03-17 02:05:57.496Z	343.22° N	2025-03-17 02:08:57.496Z	283.694° WNW	27.499°	2025-03-17 02:11:57.496Z	232.641° WSW
5 mins	2025-03-17 11:27:57.496Z	100.408° ESE	2025-03-17 11:29:57.496Z	68.473° E	18.529°	2025-03-17 11:32:57.496Z	23.595° NE
6 mins	2025-03-17 13:03:57.496Z	205.034° SW	2025-03-17 13:06:57.496Z	277.738° WNW	31.333°	2025-03-17 13:09:57.496Z	326.94° NNW

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