OBJECT BQ, 56231

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OBJECT BQ, 56231 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier

56231, 2023-084BQ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 days ago

Origin

ARIU (TBD)

Manufacturer

Ariel U

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

POCKETQUBE 2P, Unknown motor

Mass

~0.5 kg wet, ~0.5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.006 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 days ago

0 OBJECT BQ
1 56231U 23084BQ  25192.12472592  .07066353  26292-5  57727-3 0  9992
2 56231  97.5359 334.9197 0015240 269.1495  90.8058 16.39098235116353

Epoch: 2025-07-11T02:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T02:59:36.319Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

0.73721°

Altitude

171.604 km

Speed

7.803 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 19m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

174.989 km

Perigee altitude

155.046 km

Semi-major axis

6,543.154 km

Eccentricity

0.00152

Inclination

97.5359°

RAAN

334.9197°

Arg. of periapsis

269.1495°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.8058°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

4.10074 °/min

Orbital period

87.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00057727

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)

FOSSASAT2E16 (FEROX), 56932 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956

ION SCV-011, 56957

GHOST-3, 56958

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

OBJECT BQ Visibility

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