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IMECE, 56178

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IMECE, 56178 is a payload satellite owned by TUBITAK-UZAY (TR) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 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
56178, 2023-054A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TUBITAK-UZAY
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
IMECE, AOCS
Mass
800 kg wet, ~780 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2023-04-15 (2 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
4.470 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 IMECE
1 56178U 23054A   25192.18935016  .00000118  00000-0  30391-4 0  9993
2 56178  98.1445  95.3714 0009896 158.1924 201.9702 14.65833475120450
Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:32:39.853Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
97.86051°
Altitude
683.87 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 21m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-60.58733°
Longitude
112.6769°
Altitude
703.166 km
Speed
7.5 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 35m 36s
Apparent Declination
-51° 41' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:28:23
Azimuth
146.597° SSE
Elevation
-75.105°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
678.448 km
Perigee altitude
664.495 km
Semi-major axis
7,049.609 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
98.1445°
RAAN
95.3714°
Arg. of periapsis
158.1924°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
201.9702°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.66687 °/min
Orbital period
98.18 mins
BSTAR
0.000030391
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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-11 17:46:43.073Z179.415° S2025-07-11 17:49:43.073Z242.424° WSW42.251°2025-07-11 17:53:43.073Z339.582° N
6 mins2025-07-12 05:42:43.073Z45.058° ENE2025-07-12 05:45:43.073Z98.906° ESE25.38°2025-07-12 05:48:43.073Z149.568° SSE
5 mins2025-07-12 07:20:43.073Z329.748° NNW2025-07-12 07:22:43.073Z290.992° WNW24.071°2025-07-12 07:25:43.073Z241.413° WSW
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