Latitude
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CHECKMATE
NORAD 56169 · COSPAR 2023-050H · ACTIVE
Orbit: #17936 @ 941 x 950 km x 81.0012 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-19 18:25 UTC · 19.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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CHECKMATE 3
1 56169U 23050H 26292.76768388 .00000066 00000-0 48918-4 0 09997
2 56169 81.0012 311.8971 0006403 347.6846 12.4153 13.85153950179364
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56169U 23050H 26292.76768388 .00000066 00000-0 48918-4 0 09997
2 56169 81.0012 311.8971 0006403 347.6846 12.4153 13.85153950179364
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
81.0012°
Period
103.96 min
Perigee
941 km
Apogee
950 km
Eccentricity
0.0006403
RAAN
311.8971°
Arg of Perigee
347.6846°
Mean Motion
13.8515395 rev/d