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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ARROW, Unknown motor
Mass
~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.032 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 YAM-8
1 63254U 25052AW 26258.50904941 .00002952 00000-0 18924-3 0 9994
2 63254 97.6836 160.4174 0002398 179.3524 180.7708 15.09313259 82905Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:13:01.869Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-17.31436°
Altitude
543.024 km
Speed
7.59 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 41m 40s
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
04:44:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
536.947 km
Perigee altitude
533.632 km
Semi-major axis
6,913.426 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
97.6836°
RAAN
160.4174°
Arg. of periapsis
179.3524°
True anomaly
180.77043°
Mean anomaly
180.7708°
Eccentric anomaly
180.77062°
Mean motion
3.77575 °/min
Orbital period
95.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00018924
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-09-17 16:52:10.381Z | 120.088° SE | 2026-09-17 16:55:10.381Z | 58.357° ENE | 25.121° | 2026-09-17 16:57:10.381Z | 21.297° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-17 18:28:10.381Z | 243.555° WSW | 2026-09-17 18:29:10.381Z | 265.244° W | 21.043° | 2026-09-17 18:32:10.381Z | 315.736° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 06:02:10.381Z | 37.68° NE | 2026-09-18 06:04:10.381Z | 86.316° E | 40.453° | 2026-09-18 06:07:10.381Z | 164.076° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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