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BUCCANEER MM, 63245

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BUCCANEER MM, 63245 is an Australian payload 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). 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
63245, 2025-052AM
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
U. NSW
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 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
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Ant, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.160 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 BUCCANEER MM
1 63245U 25052AM  25133.22576079  .00002389  00000-0  24285-3 0  9992
2 63245  97.7309  27.2392 0005886 101.1298 259.0583 14.91708600  8917
Epoch: 2025-05-13T05:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T05:25:05.732Z)
Latitude
Longitude
74.73777°
Altitude
596.431 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 48m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-49.40403°
Longitude
-113.95613°
Altitude
614.423 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 02m 18s
Apparent Declination
-46° 01' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:55:34
Azimuth
237.873° WSW
Elevation
-76.387°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
593.727 km
Perigee altitude
585.524 km
Semi-major axis
6,967.762 km
Eccentricity
0.0005886
Inclination
97.7309°
RAAN
27.2392°
Arg. of periapsis
101.1298°
True anomaly
258.99209°
Mean anomaly
259.0583°
Eccentric anomaly
259.02519°
Mean motion
3.73167 °/min
BSTAR
0.00024285
Orbital period
96.47 mins
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BUCCANEER MM Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-13 16:48:38.717Z160.359° S2025-05-13 16:51:38.717Z131.959° SE42.409°2025-05-13 16:55:38.717Z351.709° N
6 mins2025-05-14 06:08:38.717Z353.63° N2025-05-14 06:10:38.717Z311.577° NW36.457°2025-05-14 06:14:38.717Z212.757° SW
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