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UNICORN-2Q, 63491 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UNICORN-2Q, 63491 was 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

Decayed

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Alba Orbital Ltd. (GB)

Manufacturer

Alba Orbital

Mission

Decayed Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

POCKETQUBE 3P, Unknown motor

Mass

~0.75 kg wet, ~0.75 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 + 2 Pan, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.016 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 months ago

TLE from 8 months ago

0 UNICORN-2Q
1 63491U 25052BM  25329.97682215  .05952508  10409+0  65803-2 0  9999
2 63491  97.3835 227.1388 0005029 124.5396 235.6365 16.15016502 39376

Epoch: 2025-11-25T23:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-25T23:26:37.433Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

170.32813°

Altitude

238.214 km

Speed

7.763 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 08m 33s

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

07:27:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

233.28 km

Perigee altitude

226.634 km

Semi-major axis

6,608.094 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.3835°

RAAN

227.1388°

Arg. of periapsis

124.5396°

True anomaly

235.58895°

Mean anomaly

235.6365°

Eccentric anomaly

235.61272°

Mean motion

4.04044 °/min

Orbital period

89.1 mins

BSTAR

0.0065803

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

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LEMUR 2 MARACHE-FRAN, 63262

LEMUR 2 DELOITTE-1, 63259

LEMUR 2 EMERSONROSE, 63261

ICEYE-X50, 63255

HERMES-2, 63243

YAM-8, 63254

UNICORN-2P, 63981 (Decayed)

OBJECT BC, 63260

EZIE-A, 63247

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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.
4 mins	2026-08-08 18:01:39.603Z	69.016° E	2026-08-08 18:01:39.603Z	69.016° E	36.359°	2026-08-08 18:05:39.603Z	118.344° SE
4 mins	2026-08-08 22:39:39.603Z	207.194° SW	2026-08-08 22:43:39.603Z	213.005° SW	40.491°	2026-08-08 22:43:39.603Z	213.005° SW
4 mins	2026-08-08 23:21:39.603Z	359.117° N	2026-08-08 23:25:39.603Z	242.374° WSW	41.955°	2026-08-08 23:25:39.603Z	242.374° WSW
5 mins	2026-08-09 02:27:39.603Z	352.592° N	2026-08-09 02:27:39.603Z	352.592° N	36.97°	2026-08-09 02:32:39.603Z	27.232° NE
8 mins	2026-08-09 02:56:39.603Z	305.186° NW	2026-08-09 03:04:39.603Z	18.341° NNE	34.842°	2026-08-09 03:04:39.603Z	18.341° NNE
5 mins	2026-08-09 05:09:39.603Z	62.55° ENE	2026-08-09 05:11:39.603Z	24.239° NE	38.201°	2026-08-09 05:14:39.603Z	50.02° ENE
13 mins	2026-08-09 07:53:39.603Z	153.675° SSE	2026-08-09 07:54:39.603Z	79.365° E	43.968°	2026-08-09 08:06:39.603Z	134.027° SE
4 mins	2026-08-09 08:46:39.603Z	164.37° S	2026-08-09 08:50:39.603Z	127.132° SE	44.728°	2026-08-09 08:50:39.603Z	127.132° SE
4 mins	2026-08-09 10:34:39.603Z	351.848° N	2026-08-09 10:36:39.603Z	241.158° WSW	43.69°	2026-08-09 10:38:39.603Z	242.73° WSW
9 mins	2026-08-09 12:43:39.603Z	284.386° WNW	2026-08-09 12:43:39.603Z	284.386° WNW	38.099°	2026-08-09 12:52:39.603Z	356.455° N
10 mins	2026-08-09 13:16:39.603Z	259.343° W	2026-08-09 13:24:39.603Z	280.365° WNW	34.128°	2026-08-09 13:26:39.603Z	11.4° NNE
7 mins	2026-08-09 13:47:39.603Z	269.175° W	2026-08-09 13:54:39.603Z	305.485° NW	33.232°	2026-08-09 13:54:39.603Z	305.485° NW

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UNICORN-2Q, 63491 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-25T23:26:37.433Z)

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Orbital elements

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

UNICORN-2Q Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 8 months ago