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
Orbit
Country
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
MILANP/INAFI
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 HERMES-2
1 63243U 25052AK 26151.13999851 .00018310 00000-0 63851-3 0 9991
2 63243 97.3917 46.1601 0005260 152.4380 207.7140 15.29668161 67414Epoch: 2026-05-31T03:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T03:21:35.871Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
107.11469°
Altitude
483.101 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 04m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:00:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
477.36 km
Perigee altitude
470.152 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.893 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
97.3917°
RAAN
46.1601°
Arg. of periapsis
152.438°
True anomaly
207.68598°
Mean anomaly
207.714°
Eccentric anomaly
207.69999°
Mean motion
3.82673 °/min
Orbital period
94.08 mins
BSTAR
0.00063851
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-06-01 05:04:08.008Z | 62.813° ENE | 2026-06-01 05:06:08.008Z | 105.948° ESE | 17.241° | 2026-06-01 05:08:08.008Z | 140.564° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-01 06:37:08.008Z | 329.15° NNW | 2026-06-01 06:39:08.008Z | 282.28° WNW | 20.972° | 2026-06-01 06:41:08.008Z | 242.208° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-01 17:11:08.008Z | 180.276° SSW | 2026-06-01 17:13:08.008Z | 304.438° NW | 42.005° | 2026-06-01 17:16:08.008Z | 343.435° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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