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SPHEREX

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.0° from the equator, between 717 and 747 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SPHEREX

SPHEREX is a satellite from the United States, launched on Mar 12, 2025 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.7 times a day), between 640 and 655 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

SPHEREx · NASA near-infrared space observatory

Operated by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Built by
California Institute of Technology, Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Mass
502 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 640 km to 640 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
640645650655

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.