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HERMES-1, 63242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HERMES-1, 63242 is a payload satellite owned by ASI (IT) 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

63242, 2025-052AJ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

MILANP/INAFI

Mission

Operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (5 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

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 HERMES-1
1 63242U 25052AJ  25239.97099596  .00006607  00000-0  33191-3 0  9995
2 63242  97.4201 132.0443 0009555 122.2287 237.9875 15.17568062 25264

Epoch: 2025-08-27T23:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T23:18:14.05Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

166.04505°

Altitude

519.776 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 48m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:59:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

516.745 km

Perigee altitude

503.581 km

Semi-major axis

6,888.3 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

97.4201°

RAAN

132.0443°

Arg. of periapsis

122.2287°

True anomaly

237.89472°

Mean anomaly

237.9875°

Eccentric anomaly

237.9411°

Mean motion

3.79643 °/min

Orbital period

94.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00033191

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HERMES-1 Visibility forecast

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-29 05:55:26.630Z	4.879° NNE	2025-08-29 05:58:26.630Z	324.213° NNW	39.905°	2025-08-29 06:02:26.630Z	203.371° SW
5 mins	2025-08-29 16:35:26.630Z	140.903° SSE	2025-08-29 16:37:26.630Z	91.361° ESE	35.795°	2025-08-29 16:40:26.630Z	4.617° NNE