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UNICORN-2Q, 63491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UNICORN-2Q, 63491 is a payload satellite owned by Alba Orbital (DE) 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

63491, 2025-052BM

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Alba Orbital Ltd. (GB)

Manufacturer

Alba Orbital

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

POCKETQUBE 3P, Unknown motor

Mass

~0.75 kg wet, ~0.75 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (7 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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.016 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 UNICORN-2Q
1 63491U 25052BM  25298.83425941  .00268323  00000-0  39245-2 0  9998
2 63491  97.4104 194.1251 0003599 181.4918 178.6325 15.54664393 34488

Epoch: 2025-10-25T20:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-25T20:01:20.013Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-140.6674°

Altitude

408.706 km

Speed

7.664 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 56m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:08:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

402.488 km

Perigee altitude

397.609 km

Semi-major axis

6,778.185 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

97.4104°

RAAN

194.1251°

Arg. of periapsis

181.4918°

True anomaly

178.63348°

Mean anomaly

178.6325°

Eccentric anomaly

178.63299°

Mean motion

3.88931 °/min

Orbital period

92.56 mins

BSTAR

0.0039245

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

LEMUR 2 LIA-MARTIN, 63248

TOMORROW-S6, 63225

TOMORROW-S5, 63234

OBJECT K, 63219

OBJECT AH, 63241

OBJECT AE, 63238

OBJECT AD, 63237

OBJECT U, 63228

IOD1_STARTICAL, 63212

OBJECT H, 63217

OBJECT D, 63213

LEMUR 2 THEFALCONER, 63264

FIRESAT0, 63256

ORBASTRO-TR5, 63236

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UNICORN-2Q 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	2025-10-26 05:50:46.604Z	21.136° NNE	2025-10-26 05:53:46.604Z	133.132° SE	39.092°	2025-10-26 05:55:46.604Z	178.659° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Check out UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on other resources

View UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on Heavens-Above

View UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on Keep Track

View UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on Celestrak

View UNICORN-2Q, 63491 on Gunter's Space Page

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