ARCTURUS, 56371
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARCTURUS, 56371 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Mon, 01 May 2023 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
USRelated business
None
Manufacturer
Astranis
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROGEO, EP
Mass
400 kg wet, 400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
6.811 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 ARCTURUS
1 56371U 23060B 25364.82649023 .00000158 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 56371 2.3417 82.1020 0003051 14.3434 318.4459 1.00886171 9760Epoch: 2025-12-30T19:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-30T19:50:08.755Z)
Latitude
-1.05567°
Longitude
17.84692°
Altitude
35,605.234 km
Speed
3.082 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 39m 33s
True Declination
-1° 03' 17"
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
01:33:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,629.119 km
Perigee altitude
35,603.494 km
Semi-major axis
41,994.444 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
2.3417°
RAAN
82.102°
Arg. of periapsis
14.3434°
True anomaly
318.4227°
Mean anomaly
318.4459°
Eccentric anomaly
318.4343°
Mean motion
0.25221 °/min
Orbital period
1,427.4 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2023 (2023-05-01 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.ARCTURUS Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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