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
Orbit
Country
TR / TURKRelated business
Manufacturer
TUBITAK-UZAY
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
IMECE, AOCS
Mass
800 kg wet, ~780 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
4.470 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 IMECE
1 56178U 23054A 26133.27279429 .00000174 00000-0 40752-4 0 9992
2 56178 98.1257 38.4731 0008335 283.0577 76.9695 14.65831876165292Epoch: 2026-05-13T06:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-13T06:32:49.426Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
69.23198°
Altitude
676.08 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 33m 53s
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
23:16:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
677.352 km
Perigee altitude
665.6 km
Semi-major axis
7,049.613 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
98.1257°
RAAN
38.4731°
Arg. of periapsis
283.0577°
True anomaly
77.06257°
Mean anomaly
76.9695°
Eccentric anomaly
77.01604°
Mean motion
3.66687 °/min
Orbital period
98.18 mins
BSTAR
0.000040752
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-05-13 16:32:07.885Z | 103.515° ESE | 2026-05-13 16:35:07.885Z | 59.137° ENE | 17.423° | 2026-05-13 16:37:07.885Z | 30.1° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-13 18:09:07.885Z | 201.275° SSW | 2026-05-13 18:11:07.885Z | 243.151° WSW | 33.969° | 2026-05-13 18:15:07.885Z | 329.165° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-14 06:04:07.885Z | 33.317° NE | 2026-05-14 06:07:07.885Z | 88.681° E | 33.743° | 2026-05-14 06:11:07.885Z | 167.055° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-14 07:42:07.885Z | 327.427° NNW | 2026-05-14 07:44:07.885Z | 296.739° NW | 18.08° | 2026-05-14 07:47:07.885Z | 253.298° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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