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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
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
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 3 hours ago
0 FACSAT-2
1 56205U 23054AD  25129.15758385  .00063858  00000-0  65268-3 0  9993
2 56205  97.3329  37.7221 0008084  65.2121 294.9978 15.64802953116528
Epoch: 2025-05-09T03:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T03:46:55.244Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
113.77418°
Altitude
374.655 km
Speed
7.686 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 30m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
72.64811°
Longitude
89.74454°
Altitude
380.892 km
Speed
7.691 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 37m 40s
Apparent Declination
19° 33' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:18:57
Azimuth
11.213° NNE
Elevation
-29.757°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
376.164 km
Perigee altitude
365.253 km
Semi-major axis
6,748.846 km
Eccentricity
0.0008084
Inclination
97.3329°
RAAN
37.7221°
Arg. of periapsis
65.2121°
True anomaly
294.91381°
Mean anomaly
294.9978°
Eccentric anomaly
294.95581°
Mean motion
3.9147 °/min
BSTAR
0.00065268
Orbital period
91.96 mins
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