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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

8 hours ago

Origin

Space Technologies Research Institute of TÜBİTAK (TR / TURK)

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 8 hours ago

0 IMECE
1 56178U 23054A   25128.91112983  .00000519  00000-0  10389-3 0  9992
2 56178  98.1500  32.6092 0010019  13.1970 346.9493 14.65837002111182

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:52:01.617Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-162.37236°

Altitude

670.5 km

Speed

7.525 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 10m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-58.64304°

Longitude

4.42542°

Altitude

701.858 km

Speed

7.501 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 42m 43s

Apparent Declination

-82° 49' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:39:14

Azimuth

182.861° SSW

Elevation

-46.788°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

678.523 km

Perigee altitude

664.398 km

Semi-major axis

7,049.598 km

Eccentricity

0.0010019

Inclination

98.15°

RAAN

32.6092°

Arg. of periapsis

13.197°

True anomaly

346.92334°

Mean anomaly

346.9493°

Eccentric anomaly

346.93632°

Mean motion

3.66688 °/min

BSTAR

0.00010389

Orbital period

98.18 mins

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FACSAT-2, 56205

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PLEIADES YEARLING, 56207 (Decayed)

TAIFA-1, 56208 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-C7, 56209

CONNECTA T2.1, 56210

INSPIRE-SAT 7, 56211 (Decayed)

ROSEYCUBESAT-1, 56212 (Decayed)

SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed)

LS3C, 56214 (Decayed)

VCUB1, 56215 (Decayed)

IMECE Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 06:37:33.516Z	6.599° NNE	2025-05-09 06:41:33.516Z	270.823° WNW	42.994°	2025-05-09 06:45:33.516Z	203.359° SW
7 mins	2025-05-09 17:39:33.516Z	173.904° S	2025-05-09 17:42:33.516Z	270.835° WNW	44.151°	2025-05-09 17:46:33.516Z	343.434° N

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