Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56166 · COSPAR 2023-050E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #17903 @ 916 x 946 km x 80.999 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-17 02:24 UTC · 17.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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CHECKMATE 7
1 56166U 23050E 26290.10039989 .00000062 00000-0 41552-4 0 09991
2 56166 80.9990 313.4930 0020591 338.7173 21.3127 13.89451418179033
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56166U 23050E 26290.10039989 .00000062 00000-0 41552-4 0 09991
2 56166 80.9990 313.4930 0020591 338.7173 21.3127 13.89451418179033
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
80.999°
Period
103.64 min
Perigee
916 km
Apogee
946 km
Eccentricity
0.0020591
RAAN
313.493°
Arg of Perigee
338.7173°
Mean Motion
13.89451418 rev/d