MISR-A-1, 56971 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MISR-A-1, 56971 was a payload satellite owned by SOCOM (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	56971, 2023-084AR
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	6 months ago
Origin	SOCOM (US)
Manufacturer	LANL?
Mission	Decayed Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT 6U?, Unknown motor
Mass	10 kg wet, 10 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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section	0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 months ago

0 MISR-A-1
1 56971U 23084AR  24276.21775553  .18793718  26502-5  25810-3 0  9994
2 56971  97.4935  45.9820 0012238 273.2472  86.7431 16.48493632 73148

Epoch: 2024-10-02T05:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-02T05:13:34.077Z)

Latitude	-0.00009°
Longitude	-43.83026°
Altitude	146.121 km
Speed	7.819 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 03m 55s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	148.083 km
Perigee altitude	132.129 km
Semi-major axis	6,518.243 km
Eccentricity	0.0012238
Inclination	97.4935°
RAAN	45.982°
Arg. of periapsis	273.2472°
True anomaly	86.88312°
Mean anomaly	86.7431°
Eccentric anomaly	86.81311°
Mean motion	4.12427 °/min
BSTAR	0.0002581
Orbital period	87.29 mins