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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

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) (Unknown / SKOR)

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 (2 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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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 NEXTSAT-2
1 56743U 23072A   25225.93883254  .00006386  00000-0  28078-3 0  9998
2 56743  97.5381  56.0193 0007159  31.0227 329.1430 15.22221857122766

Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:31:55.131Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

115.42966°

Altitude

498.003 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 44m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.67045°

Longitude

113.83318°

Altitude

496.738 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 59m 07s

Apparent Declination

-39° 32' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:55:27

Azimuth

221.699° SW

Elevation

-6.008°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.03 km

Perigee altitude

491.188 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.246 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

97.5381°

RAAN

56.0193°

Arg. of periapsis

31.0227°

True anomaly

329.10089°

Mean anomaly

329.143°

Eccentric anomaly

329.12195°

Mean motion

3.80808 °/min

Orbital period

94.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00028078

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-15 01:54:53.619Z	356.948° N	2025-08-15 01:57:53.619Z	264.395° W	36.715°	2025-08-15 02:00:53.619Z	210.558° SW
5 mins	2025-08-15 12:32:53.619Z	140.516° SSE	2025-08-15 12:34:53.619Z	42.793° NE	38.061°	2025-08-15 12:37:53.619Z	357° N