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FACSAT-2, 56205

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FACSAT-2, 56205 is a payload satellite owned by EMAVI (CO) 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

56205, 2023-054AD

Orbit

SSO

Country

CO / COL

Related business

Military Aviation School, Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base (CO)

Manufacturer

GOMSpace

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 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

Box + 2 Pan, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.211 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FACSAT-2
1 56205U 23054AD  25261.26636378  .00144351  00000-0  63113-3 0  9994
2 56205  97.3136 176.5298 0002775 148.1733 211.9705 15.84297877137289

Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:23:33.83Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

83.20842°

Altitude

323.059 km

Speed

7.714 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 46m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

07:12:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

317.037 km

Perigee altitude

313.322 km

Semi-major axis

6,693.316 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

97.3136°

RAAN

176.5298°

Arg. of periapsis

148.1733°

True anomaly

211.95367°

Mean anomaly

211.9705°

Eccentric anomaly

211.96208°

Mean motion

3.96352 °/min

Orbital period

90.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00063113

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

NUSAT-38 (MARIA AGNESI), 56202

NUSAT-37 (JOAN CLARKE), 56203

GHGSAT-C6, 56204

LEMUR 2 ROMEO-N-LEO, 56206 (Decayed)

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)

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FACSAT-2 Visibility forecast

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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.
4 mins	2025-09-18 18:39:33.576Z	182.861° SSW	2025-09-18 18:41:33.576Z	297.608° NW	38.135°	2025-09-18 18:43:33.576Z	339.455° N

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Check out FACSAT-2, 56205 on other resources

View FACSAT-2, 56205 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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