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CLARITY-1, 63227

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CLARITY-1, 63227 is an American 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
63227, 2025-052T
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
ALBEDO
Mission
Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
ALBEDO, Unknown motor
Mass
530 kg wet, 485 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 17 hours ago
0 CLARITY-1
1 63227U 25052T   25128.66990371  .00003831  00000-0  19473-3 0  9995
2 63227  97.4407  23.0318 0006817 114.4088 245.7858 15.17437764  8392
Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:04:39.68Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-84.87061°
Altitude
518.604 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 32m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-47.50353°
Longitude
87.66838°
Altitude
534.061 km
Speed
7.593 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 53m 46s
Apparent Declination
-62° 14' 18"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:03:28
Azimuth
217.176° SW
Elevation
-49.41°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
515.254 km
Perigee altitude
505.862 km
Semi-major axis
6,888.695 km
Eccentricity
0.0006817
Inclination
97.4407°
RAAN
23.0318°
Arg. of periapsis
114.4088°
True anomaly
245.71458°
Mean anomaly
245.7858°
Eccentric anomaly
245.75019°
Mean motion
3.7961 °/min
BSTAR
0.00019473
Orbital period
94.83 mins
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CLARITY-1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
4 mins2025-05-09 15:58:14.465Z106.073° ESE2025-05-09 16:00:14.465Z73.347° E15.335°2025-05-09 16:02:14.465Z36.983° NE
5 mins2025-05-09 17:32:14.465Z211.676° SW2025-05-09 17:34:14.465Z261.273° W27.512°2025-05-09 17:37:14.465Z323.979° NNW
4 mins2025-05-10 05:04:14.465Z60.144° ENE2025-05-10 05:06:14.465Z106.52° ESE20.896°2025-05-10 05:08:14.465Z143.514° SSE
4 mins2025-05-10 06:38:14.465Z322.157° NNW2025-05-10 06:39:14.465Z301.535° NW19.417°2025-05-10 06:42:14.465Z243.546° WSW
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