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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 (10 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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 GRUS-3ALPHA
1 64579U 25135BD  26120.17217069  .00001321  00000-0  13260-3 0  9993
2 64579  97.7704 235.0084 0003873 134.6381 225.5155 14.92989788 46714

Epoch: 2026-04-30T04:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T04:07:55.547Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-45.09564°

Altitude

593.554 km

Speed

7.562 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 40m 02s

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

16:38:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

588.334 km

Perigee altitude

582.94 km

Semi-major axis

6,963.774 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.7704°

RAAN

235.0084°

Arg. of periapsis

134.6381°

True anomaly

225.48385°

Mean anomaly

225.5155°

Eccentric anomaly

225.49967°

Mean motion

3.73488 °/min

Orbital period

96.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0001326

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

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LEMUR 2 HUBBLE-4, 64565

ICEYE-X56, 64574

ICEYE-X55, 64581

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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	2026-04-30 20:47:47.495Z	357.102° N	2026-04-30 20:49:47.495Z	313.648° NW	39.013°	2026-04-30 20:53:47.495Z	208.465° SW
6 mins	2026-05-01 07:36:47.495Z	163.561° S	2026-05-01 07:39:47.495Z	4.935° NNE	43.728°	2026-05-01 07:42:47.495Z	349.229° N

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GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T04:07:55.547Z)

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