AFRL-XVI, 56942 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AFRL-XVI, 56942 was an American payload 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). 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
BLCAN/VIA
Mission
Decayed Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor
Mass
23 kg wet, 23 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.203 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago
TLE from 1 week ago
0 AFRL-XVI
1 56942U 23084L 26007.02602201 .11573472 26533-5 39259-3 0 9996
2 56942 97.5421 169.5455 0008176 271.3488 88.6876 16.43996682144552Epoch: 2026-01-07T00:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-07T00:37:28.301Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
53.5772°
Altitude
158.327 km
Speed
7.811 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 18m 10s
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
18:22:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
157.34 km
Perigee altitude
146.662 km
Semi-major axis
6,530.138 km
Eccentricity
0.00082
Inclination
97.5421°
RAAN
169.5455°
Arg. of periapsis
271.3488°
True anomaly
88.78127°
Mean anomaly
88.6876°
Eccentric anomaly
88.73443°
Mean motion
4.11301 °/min
Orbital period
87.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00039259
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 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.AFRL-XVI Visibility
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