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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
6 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 (4 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 6 hours ago
0 BUCCANEER MM
1 63245U 25052AM  25192.18197424  .00001587  00000-0  16208-3 0  9990
2 63245  97.7245  85.0403 0002701 273.5176  86.5734 14.91979801 17704
Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:22:02.574Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
90.192°
Altitude
594.694 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 40m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
7.43251°
Longitude
-88.57095°
Altitude
594.481 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 57m 34s
Apparent Declination
-25° 03' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:15:48
Azimuth
261.318° W
Elevation
-30.291°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
590.662 km
Perigee altitude
586.898 km
Semi-major axis
6,966.917 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
97.7245°
RAAN
85.0403°
Arg. of periapsis
273.5176°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
86.5734°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73235 °/min
Orbital period
96.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00016208
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BUCCANEER MM Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-11 15:48:00.582Z96.855° ESE2025-07-11 15:50:00.582Z65.176° ENE15.431°2025-07-11 15:52:00.582Z33.92° NE
6 mins2025-07-11 17:23:00.582Z204.044° SW2025-07-11 17:25:00.582Z254.744° W33.249°2025-07-11 17:29:00.582Z332.255° NNW
6 mins2025-07-12 05:06:00.582Z45.872° ENE2025-07-12 05:08:00.582Z83.7° E25.577°2025-07-12 05:12:00.582Z157.157° SSE
4 mins2025-07-12 06:42:00.582Z326.501° NNW2025-07-12 06:44:00.582Z288.616° WNW20.157°2025-07-12 06:46:00.582Z253.03° W
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