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BUCCANEER MM (63245)
COSPAR: 2025-052AM | Alt Name: N/A
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Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
63245
International Designator
2025-052AM
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:38:02 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.68°
Right Ascension
91.24°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
100.35°
Period
96.33 min
Mean Motion
14.95 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
BUCCANEER MM
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
UNSW/DSTO
Country
Australia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 63245U 25052AM 26200.90141390 .00001559 00000+0 14837-3 0 9996
2 63245 97.6823 91.2390 0005652 100.3518 259.8340 14.94823787 73483
Source: Celestrak
Summary
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
3.5
Dry Mass
10
Launch Mass
10
Shape
Box+2 ant
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Buccaneer Main Mission
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
UNSW
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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