FFLY-2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite FFLY-2 at a glance.

Uptime

20

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for FFLY-2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: FFLY-2

International designator: 2025-188G

Object number (NORAD): 65321

Object ID (CCSDS): 65321

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.676 minutes

Inclination: 97.7666 deg

SMA: 6977.609 km

Apoapsis: 602.374 km

Periapsis: 596.574 km

RAAN: 332.0601 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00041564

Argument of periapsis: 58.3326 deg

Mean anomaly: 301.8296 deg

Mean motion: 14.89507893 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000217 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00023348918 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 15, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 14, 2025, 1:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FFLY-2

TLE line 1: 1 65321U 25188G 25257.57386124 .00002170 00000-0 23349-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 65321 97.7666 332.0601 0004156 58.3326 301.8296 14.89507893 2799

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite FFLY-2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years. Also on board the launch is Dhruva Space's LEAP-1; Planet's Pelican-3 and Pelican-4; and Exolaunch’s Acadia-6, FFLY-1, FFLY-2, and FFLY-3.

FFLY-2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 26, 2025, 6:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS
Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 26, 2025, 6:53 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned

Eight launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and CSNA. CSNA will kick… The post Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

News about space launch
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on rideshare mission from Vandenberg SFB

The mission features OHB Italia’s NAOS satellite along with seven other secondary satellites. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:53 a.m. PDT (2:53 p.m. EDT / 1853 UTC).


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