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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
85 kg wet, 85 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Dish, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 GHOST-3
1 56958U 23084AC 25351.87875753 .00015325 00000-0 37872-3 0 9992
2 56958 97.5971 127.0063 0006906 224.4273 135.6419 15.40557816140036Epoch: 2025-12-17T21:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T21:05:24.650Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
83.91131°
Altitude
450.946 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 28m 01s
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
08:19:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
446.118 km
Perigee altitude
436.699 km
Semi-major axis
6,819.546 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
97.5971°
RAAN
127.0063°
Arg. of periapsis
224.4273°
True anomaly
135.69719°
Mean anomaly
135.6419°
Eccentric anomaly
135.66955°
Mean motion
3.85398 °/min
Orbital period
93.41 mins
BSTAR
0.00037872
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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.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-18 09:41:13.524Z | 198.234° SSW | 2025-12-18 09:44:13.524Z | 275.894° WNW | 28.489° | 2025-12-18 09:46:13.524Z | 322.046° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-18 22:36:13.524Z | 334.873° NNW | 2025-12-18 22:38:13.524Z | 272.041° WNW | 26.602° | 2025-12-18 22:40:13.524Z | 229.005° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-19 09:05:13.524Z | 153.111° SSE | 2025-12-19 09:07:13.524Z | 73.929° E | 42.293° | 2025-12-19 09:10:13.524Z | 354.568° N |
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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