Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56162 · COSPAR 2023-050A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18080 @ 942 x 951 km x 80.9992 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-29 23:04 UTC · 9.4 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 26302.96158003 .00000074 00000-0 55968-4 0 09993
2 56162 80.9992 302.5031 0005825 327.6573 32.4225 13.84977565180806
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56162U 23050A 26302.96158003 .00000074 00000-0 55968-4 0 09993
2 56162 80.9992 302.5031 0005825 327.6573 32.4225 13.84977565180806
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
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
80.9992°
Period
103.97 min
Perigee
942 km
Apogee
951 km
Eccentricity
0.0005825
RAAN
302.5031°
Arg of Perigee
327.6573°
Mean Motion
13.84977565 rev/d