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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   25183.74896447  .00000820  00000-0  13536-3 0  9997
2 63182  97.9559  10.3281 0009523 228.5595 131.4795 14.72967559 16581
Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:58:30.53Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
179.6753°
Altitude
659.059 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 41m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
9.40825°
Longitude
179.15582°
Altitude
659.273 km
Speed
7.526 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 07m 11s
Apparent Declination
-51° 41' 18"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:21:46
Azimuth
200.214° SSW
Elevation
-6.181°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
655.355 km
Perigee altitude
641.972 km
Semi-major axis
7,026.8 km
Eccentricity
0.00095
Inclination
97.9559°
RAAN
10.3281°
Arg. of periapsis
228.5595°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
131.4795°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.68474 °/min
Orbital period
97.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00013536
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4 mins2025-07-03 13:40:55.755Z240.609° WSW2025-07-03 13:42:55.755Z269.793° W14.773°2025-07-03 13:44:55.755Z298.212° NW
7 mins2025-07-04 01:31:55.755Z4.55° NNE2025-07-04 01:34:55.755Z284.84° WNW43.127°2025-07-04 01:38:55.755Z202.916° SW
7 mins2025-07-04 12:29:55.755Z168.54° S2025-07-04 12:32:55.755Z311.952° NW44.798°2025-07-04 12:36:55.755Z346.401° N
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