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DROID.002, 63223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DROID.002, 63223 is a payload 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). 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

63223, 2025-052P

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Turion Space (US)

Manufacturer

Turion Space

Mission

Operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

DROID, Unknown motor

Mass

90 kg wet, 90 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

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 DROID.002
1 63223U 25052P   25139.98423835  .00006124  00000-0  30069-3 0  9996
2 63223  97.4361  34.1825 0006506  77.4020 282.7942 15.18416607 10114

Epoch: 2025-05-19T23:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-19T23:37:18.193Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

161.96767°

Altitude

512.723 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 16m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.36497°

Longitude

148.33756°

Altitude

516.932 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 36m 48s

Apparent Declination

46° 43' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:11:45

Azimuth

345.603° N

Elevation

-1.301°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.075 km

Perigee altitude

503.115 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.732 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.4361°

RAAN

34.1825°

Arg. of periapsis

77.402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

282.7942°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79855 °/min

Orbital period

94.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00030069

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DROID.002 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-05-21 06:14:46.272Z	343.619° N	2025-05-21 06:16:46.272Z	285.169° WNW	32.438°	2025-05-21 06:19:46.272Z	219.651° SW
6 mins	2025-05-21 16:52:46.272Z	160.156° S	2025-05-21 16:54:46.272Z	136.754° SSE	41.94°	2025-05-21 16:58:46.272Z	351.436° N

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