GHOST-2, 56197
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GHOST-2, 56197 is a payload satellite owned by Orbital Sidekick (US) in LEO 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
85 kg wet, 85 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Dish, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 months ago
TLE from 5 months ago
0 GHOST-2
1 56197U 23054V 25349.21142485 .10341550 25867-5 16806-3 0 9998
2 56197 97.2907 265.6599 0007299 240.3024 119.7554 16.47991985150937Epoch: 2025-12-15T05:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T05:04:27.107Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
105.43371°
Altitude
150.26 km
Speed
7.815 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 42m 38s
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
23:17:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
146.18 km
Perigee altitude
136.662 km
Semi-major axis
6,519.558 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
97.2907°
RAAN
265.6599°
Arg. of periapsis
240.3024°
True anomaly
119.82798°
Mean anomaly
119.7554°
Eccentric anomaly
119.79169°
Mean motion
4.12302 °/min
Orbital period
87.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00016806
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GHOST-2 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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