SPHEREX, 63182
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPHEREX, 63182 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) 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
BAEB
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SPHEREX, Unknown motor
Mass
502 kg wet, 502 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E 26077.49180358 .00001190 00000-0 18910-3 0 9991
2 63182 97.9574 263.9979 0011539 120.9859 239.2484 14.73869122 54689Epoch: 2026-03-18T11:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-18T11:48:11.829Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-89.10618°
Altitude
655.909 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 35m 59s
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
08:09:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
653.9 km
Perigee altitude
637.69 km
Semi-major axis
7,023.932 km
Eccentricity
0.00115
Inclination
97.9574°
RAAN
263.9979°
Arg. of periapsis
120.9859°
True anomaly
239.13485°
Mean anomaly
239.2484°
Eccentric anomaly
239.19162°
Mean motion
3.687 °/min
Orbital period
97.64 mins
BSTAR
0.0001891
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2025 (2025-03-12 UTC)
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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 | 2026-03-19 12:21:42.083Z | 166.257° S | 2026-03-19 12:25:42.083Z | 344.43° N | 44.836° | 2026-03-19 12:29:42.083Z | 347.376° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-20 00:15:42.083Z | 67.203° ENE | 2026-03-20 00:17:42.083Z | 101.774° ESE | 17.806° | 2026-03-20 00:19:42.083Z | 131.956° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-20 01:51:42.083Z | 341.984° N | 2026-03-20 01:53:42.083Z | 299.634° NW | 30.543° | 2026-03-20 01:57:42.083Z | 224.457° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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