Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56163 · COSPAR 2023-050B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18003 @ 942 x 951 km x 80.9987 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:58 UTC · 37.3 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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CHECKMATE 5
1 56163U 23050B 26297.29091958 .00000093 00000-0 72331-4 0 09992
2 56163 80.9987 307.7155 0006007 341.5344 18.5593 13.85001312180036
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56163U 23050B 26297.29091958 .00000093 00000-0 72331-4 0 09992
2 56163 80.9987 307.7155 0006007 341.5344 18.5593 13.85001312180036
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
80.9987°
Period
103.97 min
Perigee
942 km
Apogee
951 km
Eccentricity
0.0006007
RAAN
307.7155°
Arg of Perigee
341.5344°
Mean Motion
13.85001312 rev/d