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MERCURY ONE (M1), 66742

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MERCURY ONE (M1), 66742 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 28 Nov 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

66742, 2025-276CE

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Proteus Space (US)

Manufacturer

PROTE

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

M1, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-28 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.400 m²

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 MERCURY ONE (M1)
1 66742U 25276CE  26092.45688124  .00006985  00000-0  33724-3 0  9994
2 66742  97.4233 167.3090 0001497 193.7038 166.4156 15.18969597 18922

Epoch: 2026-04-02T10:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T10:57:54.539Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

172.02666°

Altitude

513.044 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 09m 14s

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

09:52:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.952 km

Perigee altitude

504.891 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.058 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.4233°

RAAN

167.309°

Arg. of periapsis

193.7038°

True anomaly

166.41963°

Mean anomaly

166.4156°

Eccentric anomaly

166.41761°

Mean motion

3.79994 °/min

Orbital period

94.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00033724

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Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 UTC)

PELICAN-5 300C, 66667

LEMUR-2-VUKASIN, 66785

LEMUR-2-TEODOR, 66768

GYEONGGISAT-1, 66771

OBJECT R, 66681

AC1-002, 66745

PELICAN-6 300D, 66703

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MERCURY ONE (M1) 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	2026-04-03 04:29:18.934Z	137.605° SSE	2026-04-03 04:32:18.934Z	74.451° E	30.516°	2026-04-03 04:35:18.934Z	8.659° NNE
5 mins	2026-04-03 17:35:18.934Z	30.53° NE	2026-04-03 17:37:18.934Z	110.398° ESE	39.865°	2026-04-03 17:40:18.934Z	178.164° S

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MERCURY ONE (M1), 66742

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T10:57:54.539Z)

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