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POSAT 2, 63488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

POSAT 2, 63488 is a Portuguese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 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

63488, 2025-009DR

Orbit

SSO

Country

PT / POR

Related business

LusoSpace (PT)

Manufacturer

LUSO

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.048 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 POSAT 2
1 63488U 25009DR  26304.16798558  .00009446  00000-0  49641-3 0  9999
2 63488  97.4724  16.9031 0006044  48.2993 311.8756 15.15884364 87228

Epoch: 2026-10-31T04:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T04:01:53.954Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-83.0493°

Altitude

518.596 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 07m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:33:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

519.436 km

Perigee altitude

511.103 km

Semi-major axis

6,893.406 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.4724°

RAAN

16.9031°

Arg. of periapsis

48.2993°

True anomaly

311.824°

Mean anomaly

311.8756°

Eccentric anomaly

311.8498°

Mean motion

3.79221 °/min

Orbital period

94.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00049641

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 (Decayed)

AE1D, 62618 (Decayed)

OBJECT DP, 63004 (Decayed)

HYDRA-T, 62692 (Decayed)

HYPE, 62687 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4G 32, 62643 (Decayed)

CONNECTA IOT-5, 62703

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POSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2026-10-31 17:16:14.377Z	34.932° NE	2026-10-31 17:19:14.377Z	89.284° E	29.852°	2026-10-31 17:22:14.377Z	154.742° SSE
5 mins	2026-11-01 05:31:14.377Z	208.501° SW	2026-11-01 05:33:14.377Z	268.203° W	37.212°	2026-11-01 05:36:14.377Z	328.814° NNW

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POSAT 2, 63488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T04:01:53.954Z)

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