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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

Orbital Sidekick (US)

Manufacturer

Astro Digital

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 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 + 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

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

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BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956

ION SCV-011, 56957

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

GHOST-3 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.
4 mins	2025-06-12 22:02:48.628Z	335.738° NNW	2025-06-12 22:04:48.628Z	277.48° WNW	26.559°	2025-06-12 22:06:48.628Z	232.044° WSW
5 mins	2025-06-13 08:34:48.628Z	158.69° S	2025-06-13 08:36:48.628Z	34.579° NE	43.627°	2025-06-13 08:39:48.628Z	351.263° N

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