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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

Country

Related business

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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GHOST-3
1 56958U 23084AC  25260.88831729  .00013331  00000-0  37720-3 0  9994
2 56958  97.5883  32.7994 0008451 189.2232 170.8857 15.36403137126046

Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:19:10.613Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

75.94739°

Altitude

465.568 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 11m 11s

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

01:22:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

459.482 km

Perigee altitude

447.934 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.845 km

Eccentricity

0.00085

Inclination

97.5883°

RAAN

32.7994°

Arg. of periapsis

189.2232°

True anomaly

170.90102°

Mean anomaly

170.8857°

Eccentric anomaly

170.89336°

Mean motion

3.84358 °/min

Orbital period

93.66 mins

BSTAR

0.0003772

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SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2025-09-18 21:20:39.105Z	42.271° NE	2025-09-18 21:22:39.105Z	102.048° ESE	30.017°	2025-09-18 21:25:39.105Z	166.3° S

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GHOST-3, 56958

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:19:10.613Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago