OBJECT D, 63181

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OBJECT D, 63181 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	63181, 2025-047D
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	16 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	Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 OBJECT D
1 63181U 25047D   25075.11414248  .00001919  00000-0  30461-3 0  9998
2 63181  97.9546 263.9329 0009650 197.2069 162.8814 14.73236046   588

Epoch: 2025-03-16T02:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T02:44:21.91Z)

Latitude	0.00006°
Longitude	48.89162°
Altitude	660.251 km
Speed	7.524 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 35m 43s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-15.99124°
Longitude	-132.75579°
Altitude	650.402 km
Speed	7.535 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	07h 41m 02s
Apparent Declination	-33° 57' 08"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	22:55:40
Azimuth	97.03° ESE
Elevation	-51.132°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	654.589 km
Perigee altitude	641.029 km
Semi-major axis	7,025.946 km
Eccentricity	0.000965
Inclination	97.9546°
RAAN	263.9329°
Arg. of periapsis	197.2069°
True anomaly	162.91391°
Mean anomaly	162.8814°
Eccentric anomaly	162.89766°
Mean motion	3.68541 °/min
BSTAR	0.00030461
Orbital period	97.68 mins

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OBJECT D 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 00:30:47.980Z	42.834° NE	2025-03-17 00:33:47.980Z	87.04° E	21.602°	2025-03-17 00:36:47.980Z	139.638° SSE
5 mins	2025-03-17 02:08:47.980Z	334.06° NNW	2025-03-17 02:10:47.980Z	292.492° WNW	26.639°	2025-03-17 02:13:47.980Z	237.052° WSW
4 mins	2025-03-17 11:30:47.980Z	94.37° ESE	2025-03-17 11:32:47.980Z	58.894° ENE	19.231°	2025-03-17 11:34:47.980Z	28.031° NE
7 mins	2025-03-17 13:05:47.980Z	202.157° SSW	2025-03-17 13:08:47.980Z	260.641° W	30.769°	2025-03-17 13:12:47.980Z	328.749° NNW

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