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HERMES-2, 63243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HERMES-2, 63243 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

63243, 2025-052AK

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 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 HERMES-2
1 63243U 25052AK  25336.24417008  .00016692  00000-0  68602-3 0  9996
2 63243  97.4104 227.6498 0007464  85.3795 274.8295 15.24226505 39956

Epoch: 2025-12-02T05:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-02T05:51:36.294Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

68.41648°

Altitude

495.777 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 10m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

13:16:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.196 km

Perigee altitude

484.943 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.206 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

97.4104°

RAAN

227.6498°

Arg. of periapsis

85.3795°

True anomaly

274.74427°

Mean anomaly

274.8295°

Eccentric anomaly

274.78688°

Mean motion

3.8131 °/min

Orbital period

94.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00068602

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AEROCUBE 18B, 63222

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HERMES-2 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.
6 mins	2025-12-02 17:01:14.541Z	170.837° S	2025-12-02 17:04:14.541Z	326.652° NNW	42.998°	2025-12-02 17:07:14.541Z	346.092° N
5 mins	2025-12-03 06:04:14.541Z	352.009° N	2025-12-03 06:06:14.541Z	269.348° W	38.698°	2025-12-03 06:09:14.541Z	208.373° SW

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HERMES-2, 63243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-02T05:51:36.294Z)

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