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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Launcher Inc
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
LAORB1, AOCS
Mass
223 kg wet, ~150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.583 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ORBITER SN3
1 56960U 23084AE 25338.33655059 .00016896 00000-0 56910-3 0 9994
2 56960 97.6013 108.5192 0007702 309.4364 50.6195 15.30804734137647Epoch: 2025-12-04T08:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T08:04:37.970Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-86.03346°
Altitude
473.163 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 14m 04s
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
16:31:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
475.645 km
Perigee altitude
465.095 km
Semi-major axis
6,848.507 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
97.6013°
RAAN
108.5192°
Arg. of periapsis
309.4364°
True anomaly
50.68776°
Mean anomaly
50.6195°
Eccentric anomaly
50.65363°
Mean motion
3.82956 °/min
Orbital period
94.01 mins
BSTAR
0.0005691
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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.ORBITER SN3 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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| 6 mins | 2025-12-04 21:11:29.433Z | 35.138° NE | 2025-12-04 21:14:29.433Z | 99.114° ESE | 27.269° | 2025-12-04 21:17:29.433Z | 160.809° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-05 09:19:29.433Z | 211.681° SW | 2025-12-05 09:20:29.433Z | 241.24° WSW | 30.499° | 2025-12-05 09:23:29.433Z | 325.707° NNW |
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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