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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SWRI
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
PUNCH, Unknown motor
Mass
64 kg wet, 64 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 PUNCH-WFI02
1 63181U 25047D 26257.75159306 .00000357 00000-0 61349-4 0 9997
2 63181 97.9590 81.2553 0008027 252.5235 107.5097 14.74429513 81250Epoch: 2026-09-14T18:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T18:02:17.640Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
176.95441°
Altitude
651.676 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 25m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:08:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
649.65 km
Perigee altitude
638.377 km
Semi-major axis
7,022.151 km
Eccentricity
0.0008
Inclination
97.959°
RAAN
81.2553°
Arg. of periapsis
252.5235°
True anomaly
107.59739°
Mean anomaly
107.5097°
Eccentric anomaly
107.55355°
Mean motion
3.6884 °/min
Orbital period
97.6 mins
BSTAR
0.000061349
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2025 (2025-03-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PUNCH-WFI02 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-09-15 12:04:25.874Z | 152.704° SSE | 2026-09-15 12:08:25.874Z | 70.328° E | 61.077° | 2026-09-15 12:12:25.874Z | 355.631° N |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-16 01:33:25.874Z | 359.515° N | 2026-09-16 01:36:25.874Z | 303.216° NW | 53.774° | 2026-09-16 01:40:25.874Z | 211.473° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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