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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 (2 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   25128.48648593  .00000828  00000-0  13469-3 0  9995
2 63180  97.9530 316.2531 0010954  34.4486 325.7430 14.73610611  8442
Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:40:32.384Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-85.43811°
Altitude
646.215 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 05m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-43.38952°
Longitude
87.78765°
Altitude
673.819 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 46m 56s
Apparent Declination
-50° 57' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:45:39
Azimuth
235.191° WSW
Elevation
-56.938°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
654.312 km
Perigee altitude
638.922 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.754 km
Eccentricity
0.0010954
Inclination
97.953°
RAAN
316.2531°
Arg. of periapsis
34.4486°
True anomaly
325.67226°
Mean anomaly
325.743°
Eccentric anomaly
325.70764°
Mean motion
3.68635 °/min
BSTAR
0.00013469
Orbital period
97.66 mins
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7 mins2025-05-09 12:14:47.968Z152.663° SSE2025-05-09 12:18:47.968Z39.842° NE40.269°2025-05-09 12:21:47.968Z356.401° N
7 mins2025-05-10 01:43:47.968Z358.053° N2025-05-10 01:46:47.968Z296.994° NW38.361°2025-05-10 01:50:47.968Z212.408° SW
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