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SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 was a payload satellite owned by Stanford SSI (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

56213, 2023-054AM

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

Stanford University (US)

Manufacturer

Stanford SSI

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 months ago

TLE from 11 months ago

0 SAPLING GIGANTEUM
1 56213U 23054AM  24262.55542035  .17179414  26385-5  26785-3 0  9990
2 56213  97.3186 168.2012 0010327 221.2998 138.7525 16.47925117 81024

Epoch: 2024-09-18T13:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-09-18T13:19:48.318Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-29.70416°

Altitude

153.138 km

Speed

7.811 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 12m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

16:55:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

148.332 km

Perigee altitude

134.866 km

Semi-major axis

6,519.736 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

97.3186°

RAAN

168.2012°

Arg. of periapsis

221.2998°

True anomaly

138.83045°

Mean anomaly

138.7525°

Eccentric anomaly

138.79148°

Mean motion

4.12286 °/min

Orbital period

87.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00026785

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NUSAT-37 (JOAN CLARKE), 56203

GHGSAT-C6, 56204

FACSAT-2, 56205

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)

LS3C, 56214 (Decayed)

VCUB1, 56215 (Decayed)

SAPLING GIGANTEUM 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	2025-08-30 07:41:47.814Z	118.85° SE	2025-08-30 07:43:47.814Z	70.347° E	39.145°	2025-08-30 07:45:47.814Z	352.133° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 08:02:47.814Z	128.094° SE	2025-08-30 08:04:47.814Z	84.088° E	40.403°	2025-08-30 08:06:47.814Z	358.461° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 08:34:47.814Z	137.206° SSE	2025-08-30 08:36:47.814Z	84.601° E	42.68°	2025-08-30 08:38:47.814Z	355.012° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 08:55:47.814Z	146.903° SSE	2025-08-30 08:57:47.814Z	107.202° ESE	43.239°	2025-08-30 08:59:47.814Z	357.862° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:06:47.814Z	148.251° SSE	2025-08-30 09:08:47.814Z	82.1° E	44.177°	2025-08-30 09:10:47.814Z	352.459° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:27:47.814Z	158.299° S	2025-08-30 09:29:47.814Z	122.124° SE	44.468°	2025-08-30 09:31:47.814Z	353.264° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:38:47.814Z	161.556° S	2025-08-30 09:40:47.814Z	60.013° ENE	44.892°	2025-08-30 09:42:47.814Z	350.864° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:48:47.814Z	167.101° S	2025-08-30 09:51:47.814Z	357.683° N	44.383°	2025-08-30 09:52:47.814Z	351.386° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:59:47.814Z	171.343° S	2025-08-30 10:01:47.814Z	184.456° SSW	44.894°	2025-08-30 10:03:47.814Z	349.902° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 10:10:47.814Z	176.957° S	2025-08-30 10:12:47.814Z	309.482° NW	44.83°	2025-08-30 10:14:47.814Z	350.217° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 10:20:47.814Z	179.437° S	2025-08-30 10:22:47.814Z	206.279° SW	44.256°	2025-08-30 10:24:47.814Z	346.033° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 10:31:47.814Z	185.542° SSW	2025-08-30 10:33:47.814Z	252.708° W	44.527°	2025-08-30 10:35:47.814Z	347.779° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 10:52:47.814Z	192.294° SSW	2025-08-30 10:54:47.814Z	238.913° WSW	43.53°	2025-08-30 10:56:47.814Z	342.485° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:03:47.814Z	199.939° SSW	2025-08-30 11:05:47.814Z	268.838° W	43.382°	2025-08-30 11:07:47.814Z	346.802° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:24:47.814Z	204.947° SW	2025-08-30 11:26:47.814Z	255.916° W	42.013°	2025-08-30 11:28:47.814Z	340.502° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:35:47.814Z	213.499° SW	2025-08-30 11:37:47.814Z	276.459° WNW	41.484°	2025-08-30 11:39:47.814Z	346.847° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:56:47.814Z	216.761° SW	2025-08-30 11:58:47.814Z	266.09° W	39.732°	2025-08-30 12:00:47.814Z	339.812° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 12:07:47.814Z	225.578° WSW	2025-08-30 12:09:47.814Z	281.775° WNW	38.868°	2025-08-30 12:11:47.814Z	347.791° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 12:28:47.814Z	227.396° WSW	2025-08-30 12:30:47.814Z	273.314° WNW	36.729°	2025-08-30 12:32:47.814Z	340.179° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 months ago

TLE from 11 months ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-09-18T13:19:48.318Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

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

SAPLING GIGANTEUM Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed) on other resources

Documentation

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Last TLE update: 11 months ago