BB 2, 56170
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BB 2, 56170 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 02 Apr 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SPX/LEIDOS
Mission
Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
STARSHIELD?, Unknown motor
Mass
~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
12.397 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago
TLE from 5 days ago
0 BB 2
1 56170U 23050J 26168.09752122 .00000440 00000-0 19631-3 0 9991
2 56170 80.9989 78.3664 0009017 294.9987 65.0252 14.21375593161674Epoch: 2026-06-17T02:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T02:20:25.833Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
137.89866°
Altitude
820.875 km
Speed
7.444 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 13m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:39:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
824.364 km
Perigee altitude
811.387 km
Semi-major axis
7,196.012 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
80.9989°
RAAN
78.3664°
Arg. of periapsis
294.9987°
True anomaly
65.11891°
Mean anomaly
65.0252°
Eccentric anomaly
65.07205°
Mean motion
3.55554 °/min
Orbital period
101.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00019631
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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2023 (2023-04-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BB 2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 17:36:04.111Z | 160.806° S | 2026-06-22 17:41:04.111Z | 89.512° E | 33.483° | 2026-06-22 17:45:04.111Z | 28.581° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 19:21:04.111Z | 255.21° W | 2026-06-22 19:23:04.111Z | 284.149° WNW | 21.752° | 2026-06-22 19:27:04.111Z | 337.516° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 04:13:04.111Z | 21.428° NNE | 2026-06-23 04:16:04.111Z | 62.647° ENE | 25.167° | 2026-06-23 04:21:04.111Z | 129.808° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 05:55:04.111Z | 325.413° NNW | 2026-06-23 05:59:04.111Z | 263.62° W | 29.195° | 2026-06-23 06:03:04.111Z | 209.02° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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