Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56165 · COSPAR 2023-050D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #17852 @ 920 x 946 km x 81.0039 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 14:12 UTC · 24.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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CHECKMATE 6
1 56165U 23050D 26286.59211942 .00000050 00000-0 32438-4 0 09999
2 56165 81.0039 317.8049 0018428 347.0999 12.9685 13.88752748178529
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56165U 23050D 26286.59211942 .00000050 00000-0 32438-4 0 09999
2 56165 81.0039 317.8049 0018428 347.0999 12.9685 13.88752748178529
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
81.0039°
Period
103.69 min
Perigee
920 km
Apogee
946 km
Eccentricity
0.0018428
RAAN
317.8049°
Arg of Perigee
347.0999°
Mean Motion
13.88752748 rev/d