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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 GHOST-3
1 56958U 23084AC  25169.63461527  .00009854  00000-0  29968-3 0  9990
2 56958  97.5779 298.9543 0009561 153.5342 206.6391 15.34201928112043

Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:13:50.759Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

163.37897°

Altitude

472.246 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 55m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.61163°

Longitude

-15.8619°

Altitude

461.205 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 54m 37s

Apparent Declination

-35° 27' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:56:20

Azimuth

111.678° ESE

Elevation

-31.963°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.785 km

Perigee altitude

453.708 km

Semi-major axis

6,838.383 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

97.5779°

RAAN

298.9543°

Arg. of periapsis

153.5342°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

206.6391°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83807 °/min

Orbital period

93.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00029968

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

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-19 21:32:06.672Z	11.187° NNE	2025-06-19 21:35:06.672Z	200.795° SSW	42.664°	2025-06-19 21:37:06.672Z	194.566° SSW
4 mins	2025-06-20 08:05:06.672Z	114.714° SE	2025-06-20 08:07:06.672Z	59.317° ENE	24.409°	2025-06-20 08:09:06.672Z	17.65° NNE

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