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EPIC ATHENA, 64871

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EPIC ATHENA, 64871 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 23 Jul 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
64871, 2025-154C
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NovaWurks
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
HISAT, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-07-23 (1 month ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 EPIC ATHENA
1 64871U 25154C   25242.74980520  .00003296  00000-0  32609-3 0  9996
2 64871  97.7079 308.0459 0007873 126.6496 233.5449 14.92534345  5662
Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:59:43.169Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
58.93639°
Altitude
596.344 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 32m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:17:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
592.536 km
Perigee altitude
581.568 km
Semi-major axis
6,965.189 km
Eccentricity
0.00079
Inclination
97.7079°
RAAN
308.0459°
Arg. of periapsis
126.6496°
True anomaly
233.47238°
Mean anomaly
233.5449°
Eccentric anomaly
233.50863°
Mean motion
3.73374 °/min
Orbital period
96.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00032609
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