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56164
· COSPAR
2023-050C
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ACTIVE
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Orbit:
#18031 @ 943 x 951 km x 80.9989 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-26 12:01 UTC
·
19.1 h old
🌍 Orbit view · current predicted position
🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend:
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Current TLE
// onowactive
CHECKMATE 4
1 56164U 23050C 26299.50115488 .00000053 00000-0 37150-4 0 09990
2 56164 80.9989 305.9147 0005277 352.9625 7.1456 13.84823387180312
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch 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 elements
Inclination
80.9989°
Period
103.98
min
Perigee
943
km
Apogee
951
km
Eccentricity
0.0005277
RAAN
305.9147°
Arg of Perigee
352.9625°
Mean Motion
13.84823387
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