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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NovaWurks
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
HISAT, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.295 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 EPIC ATHENA
1 64871U 25154C 26270.12234578 .00001660 00000-0 15939-3 0 9995
2 64871 97.6565 331.4781 0005082 263.2004 96.8638 14.94393021 64236Epoch: 2026-09-27T02:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T02:56:10.675Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-78.48696°
Altitude
587.73 km
Speed
7.566 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 05m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:46:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
584.805 km
Perigee altitude
577.731 km
Semi-major axis
6,959.405 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
97.6565°
RAAN
331.4781°
Arg. of periapsis
263.2004°
True anomaly
96.92161°
Mean anomaly
96.8638°
Eccentric anomaly
96.89271°
Mean motion
3.73839 °/min
Orbital period
96.3 mins
BSTAR
0.00015939
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Other satellites on launch #154 in the year 2025 (2025-07-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.EPIC ATHENA 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-09-28 04:45:53.058Z | 196.655° SSW | 2026-09-28 04:48:53.058Z | 246.213° WSW | 35.145° | 2026-09-28 04:52:53.058Z | 328.282° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-28 16:28:53.058Z | 40.945° NE | 2026-09-28 16:31:53.058Z | 106.195° ESE | 31.997° | 2026-09-28 16:34:53.058Z | 158.5° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-28 18:04:53.058Z | 325.817° NNW | 2026-09-28 18:06:53.058Z | 290.102° WNW | 19.606° | 2026-09-28 18:08:53.058Z | 255.878° W |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-29 03:18:53.058Z | 96.628° ESE | 2026-09-29 03:20:53.058Z | 58.023° ENE | 20.175° | 2026-09-29 03:22:53.058Z | 25.999° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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