Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56165 · COSPAR 2023-050D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18131 @ 920 x 946 km x 81.0019 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 16:37 UTC · 25.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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CHECKMATE 6
1 56165U 23050D 26306.69294143 .00000060 00000-0 40907-4 0 09998
2 56165 81.0019 298.4018 0017810 290.6241 69.3007 13.88754910181312
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56165U 23050D 26306.69294143 .00000060 00000-0 40907-4 0 09998
2 56165 81.0019 298.4018 0017810 290.6241 69.3007 13.88754910181312
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
81.0019°
Period
103.69 min
Perigee
920 km
Apogee
946 km
Eccentricity
0.001781
RAAN
298.4018°
Arg of Perigee
290.6241°
Mean Motion
13.8875491 rev/d