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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 (9 months 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  25360.82454497  .00004606  00000-0  42045-3 0  9997
2 63263  97.7039 251.0426 0001853 160.3309 199.7984 14.95553463 42914

Epoch: 2025-12-26T19:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T19:47:20.685Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-141.35327°

Altitude

584.917 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 44m 10s

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

02:49:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

578.956 km

Perigee altitude

576.378 km

Semi-major axis

6,955.804 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.7039°

RAAN

251.0426°

Arg. of periapsis

160.3309°

True anomaly

199.79121°

Mean anomaly

199.7984°

Eccentric anomaly

199.7948°

Mean motion

3.7413 °/min

Orbital period

96.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00042045

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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	2025-12-27 05:59:21.786Z	2.382° NNE	2025-12-27 06:02:21.786Z	302.026° NW	40.677°	2025-12-27 06:06:21.786Z	206.142° SW
6 mins	2025-12-27 16:48:21.786Z	158.697° S	2025-12-27 16:50:21.786Z	122.597° SE	43.494°	2025-12-27 16:54:21.786Z	351.196° N

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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: 2025-12-26T19:47:20.685Z)

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