BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
BLCAN/LMSS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
X-SAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 3.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.875 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 BLACKJACK ACES-1
1 56956U 23084AA 25354.25889855 .00007763 00000-0 35003-3 0 9994
2 56956 97.5948 122.9682 0006039 238.7359 121.3285 15.21295457 89729Epoch: 2025-12-20T06:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T06:12:48.834Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-59.32354°
Altitude
507.181 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 11m 52s
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
23:33:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
503.057 km
Perigee altitude
494.751 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.041 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
97.5948°
RAAN
122.9682°
Arg. of periapsis
238.7359°
True anomaly
121.38759°
Mean anomaly
121.3285°
Eccentric anomaly
121.35805°
Mean motion
3.80575 °/min
Orbital period
94.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00035003
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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.BLACKJACK ACES-1 Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-21 09:11:46.952Z | 206.249° SW | 2025-12-21 09:13:46.952Z | 281.491° WNW | 33.308° | 2025-12-21 09:16:46.952Z | 333.427° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-21 22:14:46.952Z | 340.314° N | 2025-12-21 22:16:46.952Z | 294.765° NW | 26.479° | 2025-12-21 22:19:46.952Z | 229.847° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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