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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
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
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, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.583 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 ORBITER SN3
1 56960U 23084AE  25133.18579533  .00006309  00000-0  24032-3 0  9990
2 56960  97.5768 259.4343 0008252 311.5666  48.4864 15.27062424106302
Epoch: 2025-05-13T04:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T04:27:32.716Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-38.64016°
Altitude
483.943 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 17m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
57.83044°
Longitude
-50.63683°
Altitude
496.064 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 37m 14s
Apparent Declination
53° 57' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:16:24
Azimuth
5.759° NNE
Elevation
4.253°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
487.224 km
Perigee altitude
475.903 km
Semi-major axis
6,859.7 km
Eccentricity
0.0008252
Inclination
97.5768°
RAAN
259.4343°
Arg. of periapsis
311.5666°
True anomaly
48.55726°
Mean anomaly
48.4864°
Eccentric anomaly
48.52182°
Mean motion
3.82019 °/min
BSTAR
0.00024032
Orbital period
94.24 mins
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ORBITER SN3 Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-05-13 09:18:34.111Z225.125° WSW2025-05-13 09:20:34.111Z261.384° W16.716°2025-05-13 09:22:34.111Z300.634° NW
4 mins2025-05-13 20:46:34.111Z54.372° ENE2025-05-13 20:47:34.111Z81.742° E27.644°2025-05-13 20:50:34.111Z157.445° SSE
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