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ORBITER SN3, 56960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBITER SN3, 56960 is a payload satellite owned by Launcher Inc (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
56960, 2023-084AE
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Launcher Inc
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
LAORB1, AOCS
Mass
223 kg wet, ~150 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
Oct Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.583 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ORBITER SN3
1 56960U 23084AE  25258.60305668  .00008483  00000-0  30566-3 0  9995
2 56960  97.5918  27.0180 0008462 219.1263 140.9366 15.28783770125453
Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:28:24.097Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
175.11224°
Altitude
487.052 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 48m 04s
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
19:42:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
482.209 km
Perigee altitude
470.609 km
Semi-major axis
6,854.546 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
97.5918°
RAAN
27.018°
Arg. of periapsis
219.1263°
True anomaly
140.99766°
Mean anomaly
140.9366°
Eccentric anomaly
140.96713°
Mean motion
3.8245 °/min
Orbital period
94.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00030566
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