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PUNCH-WFI03, 63180

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PUNCH-WFI03, 63180 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
63180, 2025-047C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
19 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI03
1 63180U 25047C   25183.75688556  .00000448  00000-0  76204-4 0  9994
2 63180  97.9525  10.4292 0009615 203.0540 157.0238 14.73682122 16582
Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:09:54.912Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
176.91699°
Altitude
658.572 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 41m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-80.36703°
Longitude
-127.35379°
Altitude
675.719 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 17m 53s
Apparent Declination
-68° 59' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:07:01
Azimuth
171.176° S
Elevation
-60.188°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
653.144 km
Perigee altitude
639.635 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.526 km
Eccentricity
0.00096
Inclination
97.9525°
RAAN
10.4292°
Arg. of periapsis
203.054°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
157.0238°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68653 °/min
Orbital period
97.65 mins
BSTAR
0.000076204
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7 mins2025-07-04 01:42:12.857Z357.627° N2025-07-04 01:45:12.857Z289.184° WNW38.711°2025-07-04 01:49:12.857Z211.393° SW
7 mins2025-07-04 12:40:12.857Z180.688° SSW2025-07-04 12:43:12.857Z289.894° WNW41.961°2025-07-04 12:47:12.857Z341.764° N
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