APEX ARIES 1, 59129
Orbit data source: Space-Track
APEX ARIES 1, 59129 is a payload satellite owned by Apex (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Aries 1 is the flagship mission for Apex’s Aries standardized satellite bus platform, carrying a “selfie camera” as well a handful of hosted payloads. Apex’s standardized satellite bus platforms enable missions like Earth observation, communication networks, scientific research, and more!
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APEX ARIES 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Apex |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Commercial Radar Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | ARIES, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 200 kg wet, 200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 APEX ARIES 1
1 59129U 24043AH 24262.86431847 .00016297 00000-0 69659-3 0 9999
2 59129 97.4850 26.0839 0010209 321.4048 38.6457 15.22884625 30057Epoch: 2024-09-18T20:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-18T20:44:37.115Z)
| Latitude | -0.00012° |
| Longitude | 76.67076° |
| Altitude | 494.756 km |
| Speed | 7.62 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 44m 20s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -81.59734° |
| Longitude | -164.69407° |
| Altitude | 521.064 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 47m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -70° 19' 33" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:45:49 |
| Azimuth | 180.3° SSW |
| Elevation | -59.589° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 501.126 km |
| Perigee | 487.094 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,872.247 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010209 |
| Inclination | 97.485° |
| RAAN | 26.0839° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 321.4048° |
| True anomaly | 38.71883° |
| Mean anomaly | 38.6457° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 38.68226° |
| Mean motion | 3.80974 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00069659 |
| Period | 94.49 mins |
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APEX ARIES 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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