OBJECT AK, 63243

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OBJECT AK, 63243 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
63243, 2025-052AK
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
Flag of TBDALBEDO (TBD)
Manufacturer
ALBEDO
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ALBEDO, Unknown motor
Mass
530 kg wet, 485 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 AK
1 63243U 25052AK  25118.68844591  .00018465  00000-0  88433-3 0  9997
2 63243  97.4381  13.2616 0007787 118.0642 242.1381 15.18967356  6886
Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:31:21.726Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-91.4778°
Altitude
514.558 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 53m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-6.23314°
Longitude
90.20721°
Altitude
511.56 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 54m 00s
Apparent Declination
-67° 56' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:02:05
Azimuth
180.798° SSW
Elevation
-17.862°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
511.289 km
Perigee altitude
500.568 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.066 km
Eccentricity
0.0007787
Inclination
97.4381°
RAAN
13.2616°
Arg. of periapsis
118.0642°
True anomaly
242.05925°
Mean anomaly
242.1381°
Eccentric anomaly
242.09867°
Mean motion
3.79993 °/min
BSTAR
0.00088433
Orbital period
94.74 mins
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4 mins2025-05-01 06:44:57.841Z325.509° NNW2025-05-01 06:46:57.841Z287.437° WNW16.734°2025-05-01 06:48:57.841Z252.327° W
5 mins2025-05-01 17:22:57.841Z199.092° SSW2025-05-01 17:24:57.841Z249.862° W33.02°2025-05-01 17:27:57.841Z328.317° NNW
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