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GHOST-3, 56958

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GHOST-3, 56958 is a payload satellite owned by Orbital Sidekick (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
56958, 2023-084AC
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
85 kg wet, 85 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Icon of a cake. It is the launch day of the satellite!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 + 1 Dish, 2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 GHOST-3
1 56958U 23084AC  25162.85115157  .00008746  00000-0  26766-3 0  9994
2 56958  97.5779 291.9927 0009101 176.3679 183.7631 15.34044823111004
Epoch: 2025-06-11T20:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-11T20:25:39.495Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
85.15041°
Altitude
473.078 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 27m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
41.84351°
Longitude
79.15751°
Altitude
474.017 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 30m 05s
Apparent Declination
3° 32' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in partial shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:48:09
Azimuth
309.516° NW
Elevation
-32.863°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
466.938 km
Perigee altitude
454.49 km
Semi-major axis
6,838.851 km
Eccentricity
0.00091
Inclination
97.5779°
RAAN
291.9927°
Arg. of periapsis
176.3679°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
183.7631°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.83768 °/min
Orbital period
93.81 mins
BSTAR
0.00026766
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GHOST-3 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-06-12 22:02:48.628Z335.738° NNW2025-06-12 22:04:48.628Z277.48° WNW26.559°2025-06-12 22:06:48.628Z232.044° WSW
5 mins2025-06-13 08:34:48.628Z158.69° S2025-06-13 08:36:48.628Z34.579° NE43.627°2025-06-13 08:39:48.628Z351.263° N
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