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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GRUS-3ALPHA
1 64579U 25135BD  26064.13935727  .00002385  00000-0  23606-3 0  9990
2 64579  97.7636 179.6999 0002724  10.4482 349.6794 14.92807970 38353

Epoch: 2026-03-05T03:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-05T03:20:40.468Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-33.36272°

Altitude

590.36 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 58m 47s

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

15:10:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

588.1 km

Perigee altitude

584.306 km

Semi-major axis

6,964.34 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

97.7636°

RAAN

179.6999°

Arg. of periapsis

10.4482°

True anomaly

349.67381°

Mean anomaly

349.6794°

Eccentric anomaly

349.6766°

Mean motion

3.73442 °/min

Orbital period

96.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00023606

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Other satellites on launch #135 in the year 2025 (2025-06-23 UTC)

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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.
7 mins	2026-03-05 20:00:24.474Z	33.145° NE	2026-03-05 20:03:24.474Z	91.718° ESE	31.803°	2026-03-05 20:07:24.474Z	167.412° S
4 mins	2026-03-06 06:51:24.474Z	103.794° ESE	2026-03-06 06:53:24.474Z	60.723° ENE	22.432°	2026-03-06 06:55:24.474Z	24.48° NE
5 mins	2026-03-06 08:26:24.474Z	223.063° SW	2026-03-06 08:28:24.474Z	263.096° W	22.868°	2026-03-06 08:31:24.474Z	316.303° NNW

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GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-05T03:20:40.468Z)

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