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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
14 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 (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 14 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI02
1 63181U 25047D   25184.52611119  .00000476  00000-0  80628-4 0  9998
2 63181  97.9547  11.1613 0008552 215.2413 144.8230 14.73643938 16695
Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:37:36.006Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-100.03031°
Altitude
657.386 km
Speed
7.526 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 44m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
50.16117°
Longitude
90.11514°
Altitude
656.854 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 01m 30s
Apparent Declination
56° 04' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:03:51
Azimuth
329.587° NNW
Elevation
18.331°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
652.518 km
Perigee altitude
640.504 km
Semi-major axis
7,024.648 km
Eccentricity
0.00086
Inclination
97.9547°
RAAN
11.1613°
Arg. of periapsis
215.2413°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
144.823°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68643 °/min
Orbital period
97.66 mins
BSTAR
0.000080628
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5 mins2025-07-04 02:14:55.661Z329.382° NNW2025-07-04 02:16:55.661Z291.603° WNW22.839°2025-07-04 02:19:55.661Z242.411° WSW
5 mins2025-07-04 11:35:55.661Z109.629° ESE2025-07-04 11:37:55.661Z75.124° E22.568°2025-07-04 11:40:55.661Z22.524° NE
6 mins2025-07-04 13:11:55.661Z210.774° SW2025-07-04 13:14:55.661Z266.768° W26.379°2025-07-04 13:17:55.661Z318.751° NNW
7 mins2025-07-05 01:03:55.661Z27.496° NE2025-07-05 01:06:55.661Z108.885° ESE39.819°2025-07-05 01:10:55.661Z178.886° S
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