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AAC-AIS-SAT2, 56996

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AAC-AIS-SAT2, 56996 is a payload satellite owned by AAC ClydeSpace (UK) 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

56996, 2023-084BY

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

AAC Clyde Space (SE)

Manufacturer

AAC ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-12 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 AAC-AIS-SAT2
1 56996U 23084BY  26063.19549564  .00006287  00000-0  72394-3 0  9993
2 56996  98.1302 200.8006 0058662  79.8257 280.9567 14.84842660137798

Epoch: 2026-03-04T04:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T04:41:30.823Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-31.54152°

Altitude

609.536 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 23m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:46:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

652.125 km

Perigee altitude

570.124 km

Semi-major axis

6,989.261 km

Eccentricity

0.00587

Inclination

98.1302°

RAAN

200.8006°

Arg. of periapsis

79.8257°

True anomaly

280.29583°

Mean anomaly

280.9567°

Eccentric anomaly

280.62636°

Mean motion

3.71446 °/min

Orbital period

96.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00072394

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-3, 56950

LEMUR 2 EMBRIONOVIS, 56970

AFRL-XVI, 56942 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-4, 56952 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

AAC-HSI-SAT2, 56995

ION SCV-011, 56957

GEISAT PRECURSOR, 56934

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AAC-AIS-SAT2 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.
7 mins	2026-03-04 21:25:48.781Z	32.057° NE	2026-03-04 21:29:48.781Z	109.043° ESE	29.686°	2026-03-04 21:32:48.781Z	161.813° S
4 mins	2026-03-04 23:03:48.781Z	318.212° NNW	2026-03-04 23:04:48.781Z	300.714° NW	17.198°	2026-03-04 23:07:48.781Z	252.417° W
5 mins	2026-03-05 08:20:48.781Z	108.323° ESE	2026-03-05 08:22:48.781Z	64.861° ENE	23.593°	2026-03-05 08:25:48.781Z	14.401° NNE

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AAC-AIS-SAT2, 56996

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T04:41:30.823Z)

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