Latitude
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NORAD 56171 · COSPAR 2023-050K · ACTIVE
Orbit: #18003 @ 709 x 731 km x 81.0008 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 18:08 UTC · 40.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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BB 1
1 56171U 23050K 26298.75596889 .00000593 00000-0 14423-3 0 09998
2 56171 81.0008 308.4781 0015103 295.2790 64.6838 14.51769560180035
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56171U 23050K 26298.75596889 .00000593 00000-0 14423-3 0 09998
2 56171 81.0008 308.4781 0015103 295.2790 64.6838 14.51769560180035
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
81.0008°
Period
99.19 min
Perigee
709 km
Apogee
731 km
Eccentricity
0.0015103
RAAN
308.4781°
Arg of Perigee
295.279°
Mean Motion
14.5176956 rev/d