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YAM-8

NORAD 63254· COSPAR 2025-052AW· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Mar 15, 2025 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:45 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 15, 2025
Mass
Apogee
544 km
Perigee
539 km
Inclination
97.68°
Period
1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAM-8 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.4 km
Rate
+0.10 km/day
Now
539 × 544 km
542544539Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

57 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2025-052 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 33 more from this launch.

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