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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
6 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 6 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
-20.12194°
Longitude
101.11683°
Altitude
689.078 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 31m 52s
Apparent Declination
-34° 28' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:18:17
Azimuth
94.033° ESE
Elevation
-56.72°
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 17:47:19.000Z182.111° SSW2025-07-11 17:50:19.000Z290.718° WNW41.528°2025-07-11 17:54:19.000Z341.029° N
6 mins2025-07-12 05:43:19.000Z51.895° ENE2025-07-12 05:45:19.000Z89.26° E25.244°2025-07-12 05:49:19.000Z154.52° SSE
6 mins2025-07-12 07:20:19.000Z335.007° NNW2025-07-12 07:22:19.000Z300.055° NW23.841°2025-07-12 07:26:19.000Z236.414° WSW
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