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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
20 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 20 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E   25188.50413838  .00000821  00000-0  13558-3 0  9990
2 63182  97.9558  14.9863 0009793 211.9710 148.0905 14.72976308 17287
Epoch: 2025-07-07T12:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T12:05:57.556Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-92.21605°
Altitude
660.44 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 59m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
14.4438°
Longitude
90.6648°
Altitude
648.895 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 17m 07s
Apparent Declination
-13° 35' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:30:27
Azimuth
293.858° NW
Elevation
-45.044°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
655.517 km
Perigee altitude
641.754 km
Semi-major axis
7,026.772 km
Eccentricity
0.00098
Inclination
97.9558°
RAAN
14.9863°
Arg. of periapsis
211.971°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
148.0905°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68476 °/min
Orbital period
97.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00013558
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Max El.
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End Az.
7 mins2025-07-08 12:40:44.752Z179.691° S2025-07-08 12:43:44.752Z232.741° WSW41.463°2025-07-08 12:47:44.752Z339.107° N
6 mins2025-07-09 00:33:44.752Z48.246° ENE2025-07-09 00:36:44.752Z104.524° ESE23.901°2025-07-09 00:39:44.752Z150.63° SSE
5 mins2025-07-09 02:10:44.752Z334.468° NNW2025-07-09 02:12:44.752Z297.738° NW24.259°2025-07-09 02:15:44.752Z242.789° WSW
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