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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

11 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 PUNCH-WFI03
1 63180U 25047C   25199.50921911  .00000467  00000-0  79144-4 0  9996
2 63180  97.9527  25.8709 0010797 152.8411 207.3364 14.73698576 18905

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:13:16.531Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-94.00764°

Altitude

659.04 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 43m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.45934°

Longitude

-91.78477°

Altitude

662.028 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 14m 50s

Apparent Declination

-25° 47' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:21:54

Azimuth

317.99° NNW

Elevation

-72.065°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

653.921 km

Perigee altitude

638.753 km

Semi-major axis

7,024.474 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

97.9527°

RAAN

25.8709°

Arg. of periapsis

152.8411°

True anomaly

207.27965°

Mean anomaly

207.3364°

Eccentric anomaly

207.30802°

Mean motion

3.68657 °/min

Orbital period

97.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000079144

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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	2025-07-19 00:14:16.762Z	65.329° ENE	2025-07-19 00:16:16.762Z	96.257° ESE	15.521°	2025-07-19 00:18:16.762Z	125.467° SE
6 mins	2025-07-19 01:50:16.762Z	349.494° N	2025-07-19 01:53:16.762Z	274.303° WNW	33.956°	2025-07-19 01:56:16.762Z	221.049° SW
7 mins	2025-07-19 12:47:16.762Z	185.922° SSW	2025-07-19 12:50:16.762Z	241.908° WSW	38.578°	2025-07-19 12:54:16.762Z	335.406° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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