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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 (9 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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 HYDRA-W
1 63490U 25052BL  25334.68282230  .00066900  00000-0  17128-2 0  9996
2 63490  97.4078 228.3104 0011222 101.8674 258.3831 15.39100024 39865

Epoch: 2025-11-30T16:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T16:23:15.846Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-87.29879°

Altitude

453.437 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 13m 14s

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

00:13:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

453.368 km

Perigee altitude

438.052 km

Semi-major axis

6,823.847 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

97.4078°

RAAN

228.3104°

Arg. of periapsis

101.8674°

True anomaly

258.25718°

Mean anomaly

258.3831°

Eccentric anomaly

258.32013°

Mean motion

3.85034 °/min

Orbital period

93.5 mins

BSTAR

0.0017128

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

BOTSAT-1, 63216

LEMUR 2 LEIA-PHILIP, 63246

LEMUR 2 THEFALCONER, 63264

OTP-2, 63235

IOD1_STARTICAL, 63212

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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	2025-12-01 05:26:15.886Z	38.483° NE	2025-12-01 05:28:15.886Z	80.472° E	25.905°	2025-12-01 05:31:15.886Z	157.461° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-01 17:29:15.886Z	196.971° SSW	2025-12-01 17:31:15.886Z	253.963° W	33.211°	2025-12-01 17:34:15.886Z	331.379° NNW

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HYDRA-W, 63490

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: 2025-11-30T16:23:15.846Z)

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