KEPLER-20, 56217 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KEPLER-20, 56217 was a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) 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
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
Manufacturer
KEPLER/UTIAS
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
15 kg wet, 15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.109 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 KEPLER-20
1 56217U 23054AR 25262.17134645 .12408490 25259-5 10244-2 0 9992
2 56217 97.2845 172.5790 0010458 233.2227 126.8113 16.39684164137098Epoch: 2025-09-19T04:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-19T04:06:44.333Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
112.57187°
Altitude
174.004 km
Speed
7.799 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 30m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:20:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
170.287 km
Perigee altitude
156.604 km
Semi-major axis
6,541.583 km
Eccentricity
0.00105
Inclination
97.2845°
RAAN
172.579°
Arg. of periapsis
233.2227°
True anomaly
126.90717°
Mean anomaly
126.8113°
Eccentric anomaly
126.85924°
Mean motion
4.10222 °/min
Orbital period
87.76 mins
BSTAR
0.0010244
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KEPLER-20 Visibility
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