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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 (8 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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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 POSAT 2
1 63488U 25009DR  25242.92015928  .00010916  00000-0  77442-3 0  9990
2 63488  97.5153 319.6088 0008138  66.0777 294.1301 15.04896956 22871

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:05:01.761Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

9.00393°

Altitude

552.586 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 18m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

21:09:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

554.45 km

Perigee altitude

543.176 km

Semi-major axis

6,926.95 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

97.5153°

RAAN

319.6088°

Arg. of periapsis

66.0777°

True anomaly

294.04496°

Mean anomaly

294.1301°

Eccentric anomaly

294.08753°

Mean motion

3.7647 °/min

Orbital period

95.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00077442

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 06:12:23.206Z	236.596° WSW	2025-08-31 06:14:23.206Z	273.466° WNW	16.609°	2025-08-31 06:16:23.206Z	306.042° NW
6 mins	2025-08-31 17:48:23.206Z	24.904° NE	2025-08-31 17:51:23.206Z	112.261° ESE	39.682°	2025-08-31 17:54:23.206Z	177.064° S
5 mins	2025-09-01 04:33:23.206Z	117.037° SE	2025-09-01 04:35:23.206Z	73.166° E	25.103°	2025-09-01 04:38:23.206Z	15.136° NNE