OBJECT J, 63218

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OBJECT J, 63218 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier
63218, 2025-052J
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
Flag of TBDHEX20 (TBD)
Manufacturer
HEX20
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 OBJECT J
1 63218U 25052J   25127.96383302  .00011414  00000-0  53991-3 0  9996
2 63218  97.4345  22.4000 0005896 107.0948 253.0933 15.19518305  8291
Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:07:55.172Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
169.37899°
Altitude
511.567 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 29m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
43.05025°
Longitude
-2.79063°
Altitude
510.255 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 11m 16s
Apparent Declination
3° 40' 60"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:23:45
Azimuth
25.255° NE
Elevation
-43.332°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.321 km
Perigee altitude
500.205 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.4 km
Eccentricity
0.0005896
Inclination
97.4345°
RAAN
22.4°
Arg. of periapsis
107.0948°
True anomaly
253.02867°
Mean anomaly
253.0933°
Eccentric anomaly
253.06098°
Mean motion
3.80131 °/min
BSTAR
0.00053991
Orbital period
94.7 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 05:43:35.246Z15.805° NNE2025-05-09 05:46:35.246Z141.58° SSE44.029°2025-05-09 05:49:35.246Z188.342° SSW
5 mins2025-05-09 16:22:35.246Z118.408° SE2025-05-09 16:24:35.246Z68.026° E25.993°2025-05-09 16:27:35.246Z11.339° NNE
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