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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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GRUS-3ALPHA
1 64579U 25135BD  26198.71536338  .00000615  00000-0  64314-4 0  9993
2 64579  97.7791 312.6381 0001683 233.5610 126.5454 14.93191731 58431

Epoch: 2026-07-17T17:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-17T17:10:07.396Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

119.5688°

Altitude

591.733 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 33s

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

15:53:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

586.181 km

Perigee altitude

583.837 km

Semi-major axis

6,963.146 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.7791°

RAAN

312.6381°

Arg. of periapsis

233.561°

True anomaly

126.56089°

Mean anomaly

126.5454°

Eccentric anomaly

126.55315°

Mean motion

3.73538 °/min

Orbital period

96.38 mins

BSTAR

0.000064314

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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	2026-07-18 07:45:52.799Z	172.961° S	2026-07-18 07:48:52.799Z	205.378° SW	42.59°	2026-07-18 07:52:52.799Z	343.398° N
6 mins	2026-07-18 21:04:52.799Z	346.952° N	2026-07-18 21:07:52.799Z	276.131° WNW	30.45°	2026-07-18 21:10:52.799Z	223.978° SW

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GRUS-3ALPHA, 64579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-17T17:10:07.396Z)

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