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: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SPHEREX
1 63182U 25047E 26257.78393043 .00000730 00000-0 11813-3 0 9994
2 63182 97.9602 80.9811 0008969 265.5610 94.4574 14.74206270 81240Epoch: 2026-09-14T18:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T18:48:51.589Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
165.00688°
Altitude
651.179 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 23m 55s
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
19:52:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
651.022 km
Perigee altitude
638.424 km
Semi-major axis
7,022.86 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
97.9602°
RAAN
80.9811°
Arg. of periapsis
265.561°
True anomaly
94.55986°
Mean anomaly
94.4574°
Eccentric anomaly
94.50863°
Mean motion
3.68784 °/min
Orbital period
97.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00011813
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-09-15 11:15:42.467Z | 104.688° ESE | 2026-09-15 11:18:42.467Z | 57.626° ENE | 19.004° | 2026-09-15 11:20:42.467Z | 28.15° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-15 12:51:42.467Z | 200.664° SSW | 2026-09-15 12:54:42.467Z | 265.884° W | 39.567° | 2026-09-15 12:58:42.467Z | 331.169° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-16 00:43:42.467Z | 37.419° NE | 2026-09-16 00:46:42.467Z | 110.107° ESE | 41.318° | 2026-09-16 00:49:42.467Z | 164.755° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-16 02:20:42.467Z | 325.882° NNW | 2026-09-16 02:22:42.467Z | 294.583° NW | 18.318° | 2026-09-16 02:25:42.467Z | 251.879° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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