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PUNCH-WFI02, 63181

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PUNCH-WFI02, 63181 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
63181, 2025-047D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 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 8 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI02
1 63181U 25047D   25128.90422122  .00000817  00000-0  13403-3 0  9997
2 63181  97.9552 316.6531 0010356  39.2836 320.9122 14.73276055  8501
Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:42:04.713Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
124.16543°
Altitude
647.992 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 06m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
70.42465°
Longitude
101.50371°
Altitude
656.737 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 29m 14s
Apparent Declination
26° 46' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:19:21
Azimuth
25.797° NE
Elevation
-18.546°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
654.957 km
Perigee altitude
640.405 km
Semi-major axis
7,025.818 km
Eccentricity
0.0010356
Inclination
97.9552°
RAAN
316.6531°
Arg. of periapsis
39.2836°
True anomaly
320.8373°
Mean anomaly
320.9122°
Eccentric anomaly
320.87476°
Mean motion
3.68551 °/min
BSTAR
0.00013403
Orbital period
97.68 mins
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8 mins2025-05-09 12:29:33.707Z166.922° S2025-05-09 12:33:33.707Z340.837° N44.015°2025-05-09 12:37:33.707Z347.107° N
4 mins2025-05-10 00:23:33.707Z65.697° ENE2025-05-10 00:25:33.707Z100.362° ESE18.586°2025-05-10 00:27:33.707Z131.385° SE
6 mins2025-05-10 01:59:33.707Z342.627° N2025-05-10 02:01:33.707Z302.961° NW30.047°2025-05-10 02:05:33.707Z226.046° WSW
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