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
15 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 15 hours ago
0 OBJECT AF
1 63239U 25052AF  25169.64642642  .00008887  00000-0  42516-3 0  9996
2 63239  97.4354  63.3565 0007882 358.0384   2.0819 15.19183877 14613
Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:30:51.242Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-76.48249°
Altitude
505.969 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 13m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
32.43435°
Longitude
108.85833°
Altitude
517.342 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 55m 53s
Apparent Declination
-16° 50' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:13:43
Azimuth
229.495° WSW
Elevation
16.937°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.7 km
Perigee altitude
499.849 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.411 km
Eccentricity
0.00079
Inclination
97.4354°
RAAN
63.3565°
Arg. of periapsis
358.0384°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
2.0819°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80047 °/min
Orbital period
94.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00042516
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5 mins2025-06-19 16:57:15.370Z164.782° S2025-06-19 16:59:15.370Z2.457° NNE44.222°2025-06-19 17:02:15.370Z348.989° N
6 mins2025-06-20 06:01:15.370Z359.794° N2025-06-20 06:04:15.370Z249.221° W38.793°2025-06-20 06:07:15.370Z205.735° SW
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