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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

Country

Unknown / TURK

Related business

Space Technologies Research Institute of TÜBİTAK (TR)

Manufacturer

TUBITAK-UZAY

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

IMECE, AOCS

Mass

800 kg wet, ~780 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-04-15 (3 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, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

4.470 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 IMECE
1 56178U 23054A   26049.58442644  .00000386  00000-0  79541-4 0  9996
2 56178  98.1322 315.6640 0009390 176.7439 183.3827 14.65860465153036

Epoch: 2026-02-18T14:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T14:01:34.444Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-43.27748°

Altitude

683.921 km

Speed

7.511 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 02m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:15:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

678.004 km

Perigee altitude

664.765 km

Semi-major axis

7,049.521 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

98.1322°

RAAN

315.664°

Arg. of periapsis

176.7439°

True anomaly

183.37636°

Mean anomaly

183.3827°

Eccentric anomaly

183.37953°

Mean motion

3.66694 °/min

Orbital period

98.17 mins

BSTAR

0.000079541

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-19 05:22:22.193Z	57.832° ENE	2026-02-19 05:24:22.193Z	84.926° E	15.028°	2026-02-19 05:27:22.193Z	127.401° SE
7 mins	2026-02-19 06:59:22.193Z	353.136° N	2026-02-19 07:02:22.193Z	282.563° WNW	36.234°	2026-02-19 07:06:22.193Z	215.446° SW
7 mins	2026-02-19 18:00:22.193Z	189.73° SSW	2026-02-19 18:03:22.193Z	260.15° W	38.394°	2026-02-19 18:07:22.193Z	335.277° NNW

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IMECE, 56178

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T14:01:34.444Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)

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