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HYDRA-W, 63490

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HYDRA-W, 63490 is a payload satellite owned by Hydra Space (ES) 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

63490, 2025-052BL

Orbit

SSO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Hydra Space (US)

Manufacturer

Hydra Space

Mission

Operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

PQ 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

0.375 kg wet, 0.375 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (10 months 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

0.006 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 HYDRA-W
1 63490U 25052BL  26027.22474324  .00150087  00000-0  26152-2 0  9990
2 63490  97.4018 286.9142 0002787 273.5039  86.5893 15.50193095 48748

Epoch: 2026-01-27T05:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T05:23:37.815Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

79.49744°

Altitude

419.181 km

Speed

7.66 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 07m 39s

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

20:32:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

414.98 km

Perigee altitude

411.195 km

Semi-major axis

6,791.224 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

97.4018°

RAAN

286.9142°

Arg. of periapsis

273.5039°

True anomaly

86.62118°

Mean anomaly

86.5893°

Eccentric anomaly

86.60524°

Mean motion

3.87812 °/min

Orbital period

92.83 mins

BSTAR

0.0026152

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HYDRA-W 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	2026-01-28 17:09:33.892Z	158.873° S	2026-01-28 17:11:33.892Z	98.803° ESE	43.472°	2026-01-28 17:14:33.892Z	352.589° N

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HYDRA-W, 63490

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T05:23:37.815Z)

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