Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56163 · COSPAR 2023-050B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18288 @ 942 x 950 km x 80.999 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-13 21:06 UTC · 26.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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CHECKMATE 5
1 56163U 23050B 26317.87961269 .00000088 00000-0 68262-4 0 09992
2 56163 80.9990 287.9577 0005433 279.5899 80.4643 13.85004228182882
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56163U 23050B 26317.87961269 .00000088 00000-0 68262-4 0 09992
2 56163 80.9990 287.9577 0005433 279.5899 80.4643 13.85004228182882
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 2nd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 7 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
80.999°
Period
103.97 min
Perigee
942 km
Apogee
950 km
Eccentricity
0.0005433
RAAN
287.9577°
Arg of Perigee
279.5899°
Mean Motion
13.85004228 rev/d