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SOAP, 63263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SOAP, 63263 is a payload satellite owned by U-Space (FR) 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

63263, 2025-052BF

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

U-Space (FR)

Manufacturer

U-Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

~16 kg wet, ~16 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

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.155 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SOAP
1 63263U 25052BF  26121.15897829  .00003315  00000-0  29639-3 0  9999
2 63263  97.6909  14.2856 0003153 118.0856 242.0685 14.96552680 61650

Epoch: 2026-05-01T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T03:48:55.724Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

97.95817°

Altitude

581.636 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 08s

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

19:19:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.759 km

Perigee altitude

572.375 km

Semi-major axis

6,952.704 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

97.6909°

RAAN

14.2856°

Arg. of periapsis

118.0856°

True anomaly

242.03658°

Mean anomaly

242.0685°

Eccentric anomaly

242.05254°

Mean motion

3.7438 °/min

Orbital period

96.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00029639

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LIZZIESAT-3 (LS-3), 63233

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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 16:46:44.114Z	161.162° S	2026-05-01 16:49:44.114Z	120.869° SE	43.774°	2026-05-01 16:53:44.114Z	350.903° N
6 mins	2026-05-02 06:03:44.114Z	356.412° N	2026-05-02 06:06:44.114Z	270.918° WNW	37.782°	2026-05-02 06:09:44.114Z	212.665° SW

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SOAP, 63263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T03:48:55.724Z)

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