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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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
Last TLE update	5 hours ago
Origin	EMAVI (CO / COL)
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, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section	0.211 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 FACSAT-2
1 56205U 23054AD  25075.63446197  .00059981  00000-0  82170-3 0  9994
2 56205  97.3391 342.3488 0004543 222.7786 137.3117 15.57187525108170

Epoch: 2025-03-16T15:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T15:13:37.514Z)

Latitude	0.00006°
Longitude	-60.52035°
Altitude	401.207 km
Speed	7.669 km/s
True Right ascension	22h 49m 23s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	12.10642°
Longitude	-61.89395°
Altitude	400.782 km
Speed	7.67 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 45m 40s
Apparent Declination	-39° 50' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	00:32:29
Azimuth	228.457° WSW
Elevation	-13.073°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	395.791 km
Perigee altitude	389.639 km
Semi-major axis	6,770.852 km
Eccentricity	0.0004543
Inclination	97.3391°
RAAN	342.3488°
Arg. of periapsis	222.7786°
True anomaly	137.34698°
Mean anomaly	137.3117°
Eccentric anomaly	137.32934°
Mean motion	3.89563 °/min
BSTAR	0.0008217
Orbital period	92.41 mins