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YAM-8, 63254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-8, 63254 is a payload satellite owned by Loft Orbital (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 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

63254, 2025-052AW

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.032 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 YAM-8
1 63254U 25052AW  26258.50904941  .00002952  00000-0  18924-3 0  9994
2 63254  97.6836 160.4174 0002398 179.3524 180.7708 15.09313259 82905

Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:13:01.869Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-17.31436°

Altitude

543.024 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 41m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

05:13:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

536.947 km

Perigee altitude

533.632 km

Semi-major axis

6,913.426 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.6836°

RAAN

160.4174°

Arg. of periapsis

179.3524°

True anomaly

180.77043°

Mean anomaly

180.7708°

Eccentric anomaly

180.77062°

Mean motion

3.77575 °/min

Orbital period

95.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00018924

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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	2026-09-17 16:51:40.073Z	125.086° SE	2026-09-17 16:54:40.073Z	71.691° E	25.694°	2026-09-17 16:57:40.073Z	16.149° NNE
4 mins	2026-09-17 18:27:40.073Z	234.242° WSW	2026-09-17 18:29:40.073Z	276.338° WNW	20.543°	2026-09-17 18:31:40.073Z	310.292° NW
5 mins	2026-09-18 06:02:40.073Z	44.154° NE	2026-09-18 06:04:40.073Z	108.118° ESE	40.761°	2026-09-18 06:07:40.073Z	167.719° S

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YAM-8, 63254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T12:13:01.869Z)

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