Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56169 · COSPAR 2023-050H · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18219 @ 941 x 950 km x 81.0003 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-09 05:01 UTC · 14.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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CHECKMATE 3
1 56169U 23050H 26313.20964746 .00000069 00000-0 50901-4 0 09994
2 56169 81.0003 292.2790 0005810 287.5444 72.5077 13.85156102182191
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56169U 23050H 26313.20964746 .00000069 00000-0 50901-4 0 09994
2 56169 81.0003 292.2790 0005810 287.5444 72.5077 13.85156102182191
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
81.0003°
Period
103.96 min
Perigee
941 km
Apogee
950 km
Eccentricity
0.000581
RAAN
292.279°
Arg of Perigee
287.5444°
Mean Motion
13.85156102 rev/d