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YAM-8, 63254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-8, 63254 is a payload satellite owned by Loft Orbital (US) 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

63254, 2025-052AW

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.032 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 YAM-8
1 63254U 25052AW  26120.70809013  .00005260  00000-0  31467-3 0  9990
2 63254  97.6989  21.8615 0003107  45.9793 314.1693 15.11478849 62093

Epoch: 2026-04-30T16:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T16:59:38.987Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-91.70178°

Altitude

533.264 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 27m 26s

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

18:12:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

530.825 km

Perigee altitude

526.533 km

Semi-major axis

6,906.816 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.6989°

RAAN

21.8615°

Arg. of periapsis

45.9793°

True anomaly

314.14376°

Mean anomaly

314.1693°

Eccentric anomaly

314.15653°

Mean motion

3.78117 °/min

Orbital period

95.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00031467

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-01 16:57:06.033Z	142.084° SSE	2026-05-01 17:01:06.033Z	52.385° ENE	31.43°	2026-05-01 17:04:06.033Z	3.702° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-02 06:07:06.033Z	23.744° NE	2026-05-02 06:09:06.033Z	80.765° E	42.202°	2026-05-02 06:12:06.033Z	181.732° SSW

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YAM-8, 63254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T16:59:38.987Z)

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