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NEXTSAT-2, 56743

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NEXTSAT-2, 56743 is a payload satellite owned by KAIST (KR) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 25 May 2023 UTC via an NURI launch vehicle from the Naro Space Center, South Korea (NSC). 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

56743, 2023-072A

Orbit

SSO

Country

KR / SKOR

Related business

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) (KR)

Manufacturer

SatRec Initiative

Mission

Operational Civil Ast/Tech

Bus & Motor

NEXTSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

180 kg wet, 180 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-05-25 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

NURI

Launch site

Naro Space Center, South Korea (NSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 2.6 m

Radar Cross Section

3.727 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 NEXTSAT-2
1 56743U 23072A   26080.63407064  .00010688  00000-0  41100-3 0  9997
2 56743  97.5296 276.8644 0005195 342.2012  17.9044 15.26580585156233

Epoch: 2026-03-21T15:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T15:13:03.703Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-130.553°

Altitude

485.745 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 27m 27s

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

00:31:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.57 km

Perigee altitude

479.441 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.143 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.5296°

RAAN

276.8644°

Arg. of periapsis

342.2012°

True anomaly

17.92271°

Mean anomaly

17.9044°

Eccentric anomaly

17.91356°

Mean motion

3.81899 °/min

Orbital period

94.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000411

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-22 01:13:53.135Z	45.18° ENE	2026-03-22 01:15:53.135Z	84.121° E	22.411°	2026-03-22 01:18:53.135Z	149.006° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-22 13:21:53.135Z	187.04° SSW	2026-03-22 13:24:53.135Z	262.602° W	36.551°	2026-03-22 13:27:53.135Z	334.076° NNW

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NEXTSAT-2, 56743

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T15:13:03.703Z)

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