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GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579 is a payload satellite owned by AXELSPACE (JP) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 23 Jun 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

64579, 2025-135BD

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Axelspace (JP)

Manufacturer

AXELSPACE

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

GRUS, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-06-23 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GRUS-3ALPHA
1 64579U 25135BD  26046.30916487  .00001373  00000-0  13840-3 0  9996
2 64579  97.7623 162.1114 0003936  54.8815 305.2772 14.92743243 35693

Epoch: 2026-02-15T07:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T07:25:11.844Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-94.50765°

Altitude

590.846 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 48m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:23:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.145 km

Perigee altitude

583.663 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.541 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.7623°

RAAN

162.1114°

Arg. of periapsis

54.8815°

True anomaly

305.24037°

Mean anomaly

305.2772°

Eccentric anomaly

305.25879°

Mean motion

3.73426 °/min

Orbital period

96.4 mins

BSTAR

0.0001384

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GRUS-3ALPHA 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.
6 mins	2026-02-15 20:52:20.148Z	350.886° N	2026-02-15 20:54:20.148Z	296.675° NW	37.441°	2026-02-15 20:58:20.148Z	211.724° SW
6 mins	2026-02-16 07:41:20.148Z	169.636° S	2026-02-16 07:44:20.148Z	333.993° NNW	42.924°	2026-02-16 07:47:20.148Z	346.083° N

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GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T07:25:11.844Z)

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