LIME (62616)

COSPAR: 2025-009H | Alt Name: LIME

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 14, 2025

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

62616

International Designator

2025-009H

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:00:58 GMT

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Inclination

97.39°

Right Ascension

280.45°

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Argument of Perigee

200.90°

Period

94.31 min

Mean Motion

15.27 rev/day

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Cubesat 3U bus United States satellites Payloads

Basic Satellite Info

Name

LIME

Alternative Name

LIME

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

NOVI

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 62616U 25009H   26200.79234733  .00003904  00000+0  15051-3 0  9995

2 62616  97.3892 280.4502 0005319 200.9047 159.1975 15.26902544 83794

Source: Celestrak

Summary

The LIME satellite, designated NORAD_CAT_ID 62616, is a US-built Cubesat 3U with dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and diameter and spans 0.3 meters. It has a dry mass and launch mass both at 4 kilograms and was manufactured by NOVI. Launched on January 14, 2025, from SLC4E using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, LIME operates as payload for its owner NOVI. The satellite's shape is described as "Box+2 pan" with no additional details provided about its power source or specific mission objectives.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.3

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

LIME

Purpose

Unknown

Mission

Unknown

Manufacturer

NOVI

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 3U

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Unknown

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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