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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
15 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E   25128.65476960  .00001577  00000-0  25392-3 0  9993
2 63182  97.9565 316.3638 0011757  54.9505 305.2804 14.72848580  8470
Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:42:52.093Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-146.07541°
Altitude
650.231 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 05m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
81.5721°
Longitude
104.29557°
Altitude
659.116 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 15m 40s
Apparent Declination
36° 09' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:57:23
Azimuth
356.199° N
Elevation
-13.806°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
657.304 km
Perigee altitude
640.78 km
Semi-major axis
7,027.179 km
Eccentricity
0.0011757
Inclination
97.9565°
RAAN
316.3638°
Arg. of periapsis
54.9505°
True anomaly
305.17033°
Mean anomaly
305.2804°
Eccentric anomaly
305.22537°
Mean motion
3.68444 °/min
BSTAR
0.00025392
Orbital period
97.71 mins
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5 mins2025-05-09 11:26:29.473Z102.576° ESE2025-05-09 11:28:29.473Z71.513° E18.164°2025-05-09 11:31:29.473Z25.182° NE
6 mins2025-05-09 13:02:29.473Z202.771° SW2025-05-09 13:05:29.473Z270.387° WNW31.489°2025-05-09 13:08:29.473Z325.336° NNW
7 mins2025-05-10 00:54:29.473Z33.23° NE2025-05-10 00:57:29.473Z95.862° ESE34.479°2025-05-10 01:01:29.473Z169.599° S
4 mins2025-05-10 02:32:29.473Z318.274° NNW2025-05-10 02:33:29.473Z302.542° NW16.56°2025-05-10 02:36:29.473Z257.382° W
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