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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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 GHOST-3
1 56958U 23084AC  25241.93220397  .00017068  00000-0  49204-3 0  9993
2 56958  97.5863  13.2657 0007649 260.6469  99.3909 15.35766219123130

Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:22:22.423Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

59.29851°

Altitude

462.609 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 53m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:54:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

460.825 km

Perigee altitude

450.371 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.735 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.5863°

RAAN

13.2657°

Arg. of periapsis

260.6469°

True anomaly

99.47736°

Mean anomaly

99.3909°

Eccentric anomaly

99.43413°

Mean motion

3.84199 °/min

Orbital period

93.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00049204

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

FOSSASAT2E16 (FEROX), 56932 (Decayed)

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	2025-08-30 20:50:37.230Z	55.241° ENE	2025-08-30 20:52:37.230Z	92.359° ESE	15.822°	2025-08-30 20:54:37.230Z	130.913° SE
5 mins	2025-08-31 08:54:37.230Z	169.895° S	2025-08-31 08:56:37.230Z	185.433° SSW	43.357°	2025-08-31 08:59:37.230Z	345.831° N