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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

5 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 PUNCH-WFI03
1 63180U 25047C   25189.12084591  .00000454  00000-0  77085-4 0  9995
2 63180  97.9523  15.6873 0010010 185.2980 174.8124 14.73687972 17379

Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:54:01.086Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

45.86239°

Altitude

659.338 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 02m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

76.60684°

Longitude

-98.22168°

Altitude

661.545 km

Speed

7.534 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 38m 19s

Apparent Declination

30° 21' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:20:25

Azimuth

342.453° N

Elevation

-17.432°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

653.402 km

Perigee altitude

639.339 km

Semi-major axis

7,024.508 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

97.9523°

RAAN

15.6873°

Arg. of periapsis

185.298°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

174.8124°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.68654 °/min

Orbital period

97.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000077085

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PUNCH-WFI03 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.
4 mins	2025-07-08 11:12:44.292Z	97.356° ESE	2025-07-08 11:14:44.292Z	70.675° E	14.185°	2025-07-08 11:16:44.292Z	41.144° NE
7 mins	2025-07-08 12:48:44.292Z	190.584° SSW	2025-07-08 12:51:44.292Z	278.118° WNW	38.298°	2025-07-08 12:55:44.292Z	337.566° N
6 mins	2025-07-09 00:40:44.292Z	45.085° ENE	2025-07-09 00:43:44.292Z	107.096° ESE	26.93°	2025-07-09 00:46:44.292Z	155.668° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-09 02:17:44.292Z	330.406° NNW	2025-07-09 02:19:44.292Z	295.199° NW	21.456°	2025-07-09 02:22:44.292Z	245.842° WSW

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