OBJECT AF, 63239

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OBJECT AF, 63239 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
63239, 2025-052AF
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Flag of TBDVARDA (TBD)
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
RL PIONEER, HYPERC
Mass
300 kg wet, 55 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (3 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Trunc Cone, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 OBJECT AF
1 63239U 25052AF  25168.65841899  .00009367  00000-0  44816-3 0  9990
2 63239  97.4353  62.3840 0008002   1.2694 358.8559 15.19166899 14464
Epoch: 2025-06-17T15:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T15:48:07.4Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-80.79847°
Altitude
505.935 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 09m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-76.81656°
Longitude
-46.25814°
Altitude
534.679 km
Speed
7.595 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 11m 48s
Apparent Declination
-64° 20' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:22:54
Azimuth
162.788° S
Elevation
-63.466°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.833 km
Perigee altitude
499.817 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.462 km
Eccentricity
0.0008
Inclination
97.4353°
RAAN
62.384°
Arg. of periapsis
1.2694°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
358.8559°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80043 °/min
Orbital period
94.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00044816
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6 mins2025-06-18 17:13:11.529Z184.249° SSW2025-06-18 17:16:11.529Z265.182° W38.971°2025-06-18 17:19:11.529Z336.416° NNW
5 mins2025-06-19 06:19:11.529Z335.279° NNW2025-06-19 06:21:11.529Z274.103° WNW29.297°2025-06-19 06:24:11.529Z221.443° SW
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