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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

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

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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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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 03:47:30.802Z	125.72° SE	2025-08-31 03:50:30.802Z	64.973° ENE	26.904°	2025-08-31 03:53:30.802Z	12.218° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-31 05:24:30.802Z	240.141° WSW	2025-08-31 05:25:30.802Z	258.779° W	18.736°	2025-08-31 05:28:30.802Z	309.627° NW
6 mins	2025-08-31 17:06:30.802Z	26.378° NE	2025-08-31 17:08:30.802Z	76.977° E	40.999°	2025-08-31 17:12:30.802Z	181.563° SSW