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AFRL-XVI, 56942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AFRL-XVI, 56942 is an American payload satellite in SSO 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

56942, 2023-084L

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

BLCAN/VIA

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

23 kg wet, 23 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.203 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 AFRL-XVI
1 56942U 23084L   25334.69119597  .00220245  19711-4  75940-3 0  9993
2 56942  97.5712 127.1996 0003127 274.3451  85.7464 15.89558908138579

Epoch: 2025-11-30T16:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T16:35:19.331Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

168.56764°

Altitude

306.543 km

Speed

7.724 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 28m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

23:29:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

302.488 km

Perigee altitude

298.311 km

Semi-major axis

6,678.537 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.5712°

RAAN

127.1996°

Arg. of periapsis

274.3451°

True anomaly

85.78214°

Mean anomaly

85.7464°

Eccentric anomaly

85.76427°

Mean motion

3.97668 °/min

Orbital period

90.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0007594

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)

SPACEBEE-172, 56979 (Decayed)

AAC-HSI-SAT2, 56995

ION SCV-011, 56957

OBJECT BR, 56989 (Decayed)

OBJECT BQ, 56231 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X26, 56961

BLACKJACK ACES-2, 56955

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

RUNNER-1 (TYVAK-1005), 56953

SPACEBEE-177, 56972 (Decayed)

OBJECT S, 56948 (Decayed)

HOTSAT-1, 56954

SKYKRAFT-3, 56229

OBJECT K, 56941 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-175, 56985 (Decayed)

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Check out AFRL-XVI, 56942 on other resources

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