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TRACERS-A

NASA heliophysics spacecraft investigating solar particles interacting with Earth's magnetosphere. TRACERS-A was launched on July 23, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-154ANORAD 64869Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
LIDE
Common name
TRACERS-A
International designator
2025-154A
NORAD catalog number
64869
GCAT identifier
S64869

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Commercial
Program
Tyvak Intl
Owner
Tyvak Intl
Country
Italy
Builder
Tyvak International
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 12U

Launch

Date
July 23, 2025 · 18:13 UTC
Launch record
2025-154Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
511 km
Apogee
515 km
Inclination
97.44°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 23, 2025

Size

Mass
15 kg
Dry mass
15 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q135476446 (CC0).