TROPICS-05, 56442 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TROPICS-05, 56442 was a payload satellite owned by MIT-LL (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 08 May 2023 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Decayed Amateur Earth Obs Sci
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, ~4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 months ago
0 TROPICS-05
1 56442U 23062A 25337.50606571 .04481412 -14790-5 15232-2 0 9990
2 56442 32.7137 126.4918 0008230 346.3519 13.6960 16.24311017144146Epoch: 2025-12-03T12:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T12:08:44.077Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-128.2678°
Altitude
201.222 km
Speed
7.791 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 25m 58s
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
21:32:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
217.059 km
Perigee altitude
206.213 km
Semi-major axis
6,589.773 km
Eccentricity
0.00082
Inclination
32.7137°
RAAN
126.4918°
Arg. of periapsis
346.3519°
True anomaly
13.71835°
Mean anomaly
13.696°
Eccentric anomaly
13.70717°
Mean motion
4.0573 °/min
Orbital period
88.73 mins
BSTAR
0.0015232
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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2023 (2023-05-08 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.TROPICS-05 Visibility
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