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
3 days ago
Origin
Flag of TBDVARDA (TBD)
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
RL PIONEER, HYPERC
Mass
300 kg wet, 55 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
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago
0 OBJECT AF
1 63239U 25052AF  25118.25102949  .00020410  00000-0  10058-2 0  9999
2 63239  97.4418  12.7963 0009388 150.1392 210.0380 15.17939388  6818
Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:01:28.947Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
65.95795°
Altitude
520.758 km
Speed
7.6 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 51m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
20.639°
Longitude
66.07403°
Altitude
517.556 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 53m 20s
Apparent Declination
-8° 17' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:55:33
Azimuth
1.047° NNE
Elevation
-58.37°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
515.505 km
Perigee altitude
502.574 km
Semi-major axis
6,887.176 km
Eccentricity
0.0009388
Inclination
97.4418°
RAAN
12.7963°
Arg. of periapsis
150.1392°
True anomaly
209.9842°
Mean anomaly
210.038°
Eccentric anomaly
210.0111°
Mean motion
3.79736 °/min
BSTAR
0.0010058
Orbital period
94.8 mins
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6 mins2025-05-01 05:46:26.710Z12.654° NNE2025-05-01 05:49:26.710Z21.129° NNE43.759°2025-05-01 05:52:26.710Z191.707° SSW
5 mins2025-05-01 16:26:26.710Z123.929° SE2025-05-01 16:28:26.710Z72.155° E28.689°2025-05-01 16:31:26.710Z10.07° NNE
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