Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56162 · COSPAR 2023-050A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #17791 @ 941 x 951 km x 81.0021 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 02:00 UTC · 23.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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CHECKMATE 8
1 56162U 23050A 26282.08352474 .00000102 00000-0 80358-4 0 09994
2 56162 81.0021 322.5331 0006722 24.8521 335.2957 13.84974040177911
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56162U 23050A 26282.08352474 .00000102 00000-0 80358-4 0 09994
2 56162 81.0021 322.5331 0006722 24.8521 335.2957 13.84974040177911
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 2nd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Space Development Agency
Purpose
Technology Demonstration
Orbit class
LEO · Polar
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
York Space Systems
Launch mass
150 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
81.0021°
Period
103.97 min
Perigee
941 km
Apogee
951 km
Eccentricity
0.0006722
RAAN
322.5331°
Arg of Perigee
24.8521°
Mean Motion
13.8497404 rev/d