Latitude
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NORAD 56170 · COSPAR 2023-050J · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18023 @ 685 x 696 km x 81.0002 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 07:54 UTC · 33.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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BB 2
1 56170U 23050J 26297.32927155 .00000658 00000-0 13190-3 0 09995
2 56170 81.0002 303.2836 0007558 269.8991 90.1341 14.60816143180232
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56170U 23050J 26297.32927155 .00000658 00000-0 13190-3 0 09995
2 56170 81.0002 303.2836 0007558 269.8991 90.1341 14.60816143180232
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
Leidos
Launch mass
300 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
81.0002°
Period
98.58 min
Perigee
685 km
Apogee
696 km
Eccentricity
0.0007558
RAAN
303.2836°
Arg of Perigee
269.8991°
Mean Motion
14.60816143 rev/d