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SPHEREX, 63182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPHEREX, 63182 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
63182, 2025-047E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E   25187.55310599  .00000838  00000-0  13815-3 0  9998
2 63182  97.9558  14.0547 0009730 215.2667 144.7898 14.72974518 17146
Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:16:28.357Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-109.8386°
Altitude
660.19 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 56m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-56.13367°
Longitude
-97.49636°
Altitude
673.265 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 06m 42s
Apparent Declination
-50° 24' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:48:07
Azimuth
226.144° WSW
Elevation
-72.715°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
655.478 km
Perigee altitude
641.804 km
Semi-major axis
7,026.778 km
Eccentricity
0.00097
Inclination
97.9558°
RAAN
14.0547°
Arg. of periapsis
215.2667°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
144.7898°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68476 °/min
Orbital period
97.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00013815
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8 mins2025-07-07 01:14:56.001Z15.121° NNE2025-07-07 01:18:56.001Z54.161° ENE43.945°2025-07-07 01:22:56.001Z189.059° SSW
7 mins2025-07-07 12:13:56.001Z151.89° SSE2025-07-07 12:16:56.001Z87.875° E41.83°2025-07-07 12:20:56.001Z355.21° N
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