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AFR-1, 56964

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AFR-1, 56964 is a payload satellite owned by Azista BST (IN) 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

56964, 2023-084AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Azista BST Aerospace (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

Azista BST

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

AFR, Unknown motor

Mass

80 kg wet, 80 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 Pan, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

1.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 AFR-1
1 56964U 23084AJ  25192.16014400  .00002682  00000-0  11286-3 0  9991
2 56964  97.5845 317.7731 0013078  97.5842 262.6881 15.24218776115208

Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:50:36.441Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-29.1948°

Altitude

497.379 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 11m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-81.89376°

Longitude

82.66175°

Altitude

530.308 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 18m 46s

Apparent Declination

-64° 42' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:02:00

Azimuth

169.306° S

Elevation

-64.425°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.083 km

Perigee altitude

481.118 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.237 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

97.5845°

RAAN

317.7731°

Arg. of periapsis

97.5842°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

262.6881°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81307 °/min

Orbital period

94.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00011286

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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

GHOST-3, 56958

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

AFR-1 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	2025-07-11 21:45:14.817Z	335.447° NNW	2025-07-11 21:46:14.817Z	306.958° NW	30.161°	2025-07-11 21:49:14.817Z	224.41° SW
5 mins	2025-07-12 08:21:14.817Z	155.687° SSE	2025-07-12 08:23:14.817Z	23.517° NE	42.174°	2025-07-12 08:26:14.817Z	351.823° N

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