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HERMES-6, 63489

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HERMES-6, 63489 is a payload satellite owned by ASI (IT) 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

63489, 2025-052BK

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

MILANP/INAFI

Mission

Operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 HERMES-6
1 63489U 25052BK  26121.29104832  .00010953  00000-0  47508-3 0  9990
2 63489  97.4053  14.4629 0005861 354.0047   6.1118 15.22509698 62696

Epoch: 2026-05-01T06:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T06:59:06.574Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

50.4601°

Altitude

497.359 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 51s

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

19:21:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.264 km

Perigee altitude

491.207 km

Semi-major axis

6,873.373 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

97.4053°

RAAN

14.4629°

Arg. of periapsis

354.0047°

True anomaly

6.11896°

Mean anomaly

6.1118°

Eccentric anomaly

6.11538°

Mean motion

3.8088 °/min

Orbital period

94.52 mins

BSTAR

0.00047508

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HERMES-6 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	2026-05-01 16:34:51.116Z	146.678° SSE	2026-05-01 16:37:51.116Z	67.58° E	36.85°	2026-05-01 16:40:51.116Z	1.246° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-02 05:38:51.116Z	19.136° NNE	2026-05-02 05:40:51.116Z	108.828° ESE	44.117°	2026-05-02 05:43:51.116Z	187.005° SSW

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HERMES-6, 63489

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T06:59:06.574Z)

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)

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