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TAIFA-1, 56208 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TAIFA-1, 56208 was a Kenyan payload satellite 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
56208, 2023-054AG
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
3 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SAYARI/ENDUR
Mission
Decayed Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 months ago
0 TAIFA-1
1 56208U 23054AG  25114.65408044  .11720535  26027-5  28109-3 0  9998
2 56208  97.3044  26.6426 0008625 226.0197 134.0395 16.45695842114599
Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:41:52.55Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-61.74877°
Altitude
157.874 km
Speed
7.809 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 46m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
153.119 km
Perigee altitude
141.862 km
Semi-major axis
6,525.627 km
Eccentricity
0.00086
Inclination
97.3044°
RAAN
26.6426°
Arg. of periapsis
226.0197°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
134.0395°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
4.11727 °/min
Orbital period
87.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00028109
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