PUNCH-NFI

NASA heliophysics satellite, part of the PUNCH constellation. PUNCH-NFI was launched on March 12, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-047ANORAD 63178United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: PUNCH-NFI
Payload designation: PUNCH-NFI00
International designator: 2025-047A
NORAD catalog number: 63178
GCAT identifier: S63178
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1290

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: SMEX
Owner: SWRI
Country: United States
Builder: SouthWest Research Institute
Platform (bus): Punch

Launch

Date: March 12, 2025 · 03:10 UTC
Launch record: 2025-047Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 637 km
Apogee: 661 km
Inclination: 97.96°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Mar 12, 2025

Size

Mass: 64 kg
Dry mass: 64 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

PUNCH-WFI 1Astronomy · SWRI PUNCH-WFI 3Astronomy · SWRI PUNCH-WFI 2Astronomy · SWRI SPHERExAstronomy · JPL

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q133266219 (CC0).