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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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 AAC-AIS-SAT2
1 56996U 23084BY  26100.32258806  .00002970  00000-0  34440-3 0  9991
2 56996  98.1372 238.7002 0056325 319.5056  40.1973 14.85119784143302

Epoch: 2026-04-10T07:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T07:44:31.608Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-75.98941°

Altitude

586.239 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 54m 48s

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

02:15:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

649.617 km

Perigee altitude

570.892 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.392 km

Eccentricity

0.00563

Inclination

98.1372°

RAAN

238.7002°

Arg. of periapsis

319.5056°

True anomaly

40.61613°

Mean anomaly

40.1973°

Eccentric anomaly

40.40649°

Mean motion

3.71516 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.0003444

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

FOSSASAT2E17 (FEROX), 56935 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956

NUSAT-40 (C SHOEMAKER), 56943

OUTPOST MISSION 1, 56226

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

OBJECT BQ, 56231 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-4, 56952 (Decayed)

OBJECT CA, 60449 (Decayed)

QPS-SAR-6 AMATERU-III, 56951 (Decayed)

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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	2026-04-10 21:15:09.457Z	39.447° NE	2026-04-10 21:19:09.457Z	102.924° ESE	23.29°	2026-04-10 21:22:09.457Z	149.054° SSE
6 mins	2026-04-10 22:52:09.457Z	338.922° N	2026-04-10 22:55:09.457Z	279.925° WNW	25.259°	2026-04-10 22:58:09.457Z	234.668° WSW
4 mins	2026-04-11 08:10:09.457Z	92.589° ESE	2026-04-11 08:12:09.457Z	56.882° ENE	17.591°	2026-04-11 08:14:09.457Z	26.731° NE
6 mins	2026-04-11 09:45:09.457Z	209.356° SW	2026-04-11 09:47:09.457Z	256.106° W	30.408°	2026-04-11 09:51:09.457Z	328.878° NNW

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AAC-AIS-SAT2, 56996

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T07:44:31.608Z)

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Orbital elements

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

AAC-AIS-SAT2 Visibility forecast

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