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
Orbit
Country
ES / SPNRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.006 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 HYDRA-W
1 63490U 25052BL 25287.43871014 .00053772 00000-0 17167-2 0 9996
2 63490 97.4107 180.7929 0006125 295.7320 64.3290 15.32281740 32619Epoch: 2025-10-14T10:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T10:31:44.556Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
-0.36989°
Altitude
470.298 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 03m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:49:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
470.148 km
Perigee altitude
461.764 km
Semi-major axis
6,844.093 km
Eccentricity
0.00061
Inclination
97.4107°
RAAN
180.7929°
Arg. of periapsis
295.732°
True anomaly
64.39228°
Mean anomaly
64.329°
Eccentric anomaly
64.36064°
Mean motion
3.83327 °/min
Orbital period
93.91 mins
BSTAR
0.0017167
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-15 16:26:35.949Z | 129.191° SE | 2025-10-15 16:29:35.949Z | 64.408° ENE | 24.546° | 2025-10-15 16:31:35.949Z | 20.101° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-16 05:25:35.949Z | 46.359° ENE | 2025-10-16 05:27:35.949Z | 108.193° ESE | 29.173° | 2025-10-16 05:29:35.949Z | 156.595° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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