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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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

LusoSpace (PT / POR)

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 (7 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.048 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 POSAT 2
1 63488U 25009DR  25224.69970923  .00008398  00000-0  60128-3 0  9993
2 63488  97.5180 301.8756 0008202 119.2412 240.9635 15.04626142 20139

Epoch: 2025-08-12T16:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T16:47:34.877Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

88.59169°

Altitude

558.483 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 07m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

81.74843°

Longitude

-25.85082°

Altitude

560.885 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 06m 24s

Apparent Declination

25° 15' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:13:51

Azimuth

1.855° NNE

Elevation

-24.807°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.327 km

Perigee altitude

543.963 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.782 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

97.518°

RAAN

301.8756°

Arg. of periapsis

119.2412°

True anomaly

240.88137°

Mean anomaly

240.9635°

Eccentric anomaly

240.92243°

Mean motion

3.76402 °/min

Orbital period

95.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00060128

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-13 17:18:49.415Z	45.515° ENE	2025-08-13 17:21:49.415Z	103.19° ESE	21.747°	2025-08-13 17:23:49.415Z	140.92° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-13 18:54:49.415Z	320.647° NNW	2025-08-13 18:55:49.415Z	299.479° NW	21.077°	2025-08-13 18:58:49.415Z	242.512° WSW
5 mins	2025-08-14 05:38:49.415Z	203.857° SW	2025-08-14 05:40:49.415Z	270.361° WNW	34.791°	2025-08-14 05:43:49.415Z	331.543° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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