Latitude
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KEPLER-21
NORAD 56218 · COSPAR 2023-054AS · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
KEPLER-21 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 months ago).
Orbit: #18284 @ 159 x 172 km x 97.2713 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-07-09 16:13 UTC · 2325.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
KEPLER-21
1 56218U 23054AS 26190.67577812 .05573141 25021-5 44112-3 0 9993
2 56218 97.2713 113.1846 0009463 220.6541 139.4053 16.40084651182842
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 56218U 23054AS 26190.67577812 .05573141 25021-5 44112-3 0 9993
2 56218 97.2713 113.1846 0009463 220.6541 139.4053 16.40084651182842
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 15th 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Kepler Communications
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Kepler Aerospace
Launch mass
15 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.2713°
Period
87.8 min
Perigee
159 km
Apogee
172 km
Eccentricity
0.0009463
RAAN
113.1846°
Arg of Perigee
220.6541°
Mean Motion
16.40084651 rev/d