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SPIRIT, 58468

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPIRIT, 58468 is a payload satellite owned by U Melb. (AU) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Dec 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

58468, 2023-185G

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

The University of Melbourne (AU)

Manufacturer

U Melb.

Mission

Operational Amateur Astronomy

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

11.5 kg wet, 11.5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-12-01 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SPIRIT
1 58468U 23185G   26002.95188009  .00077788  00000-0  12022-2 0  9996
2 58468  97.3539  80.8333 0006617  71.5009 288.6963 15.53809991116714

Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:50:42.439Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-4.42825°

Altitude

407.315 km

Speed

7.667 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 23m 19s

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

04:42:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

407.019 km

Perigee altitude

398.046 km

Semi-major axis

6,780.67 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

97.3539°

RAAN

80.8333°

Arg. of periapsis

71.5009°

True anomaly

288.62446°

Mean anomaly

288.6963°

Eccentric anomaly

288.66038°

Mean motion

3.88718 °/min

Orbital period

92.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0012022

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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2023 (2023-12-01 UTC)

UNICORN-2N, 58642 (Decayed)

KORSAT 7, 58463

UNICORN-2M, 58726

NANOFF A, 58810

OBJECT L, 58472 (Decayed)

NANOFF B, 58755

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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.
5 mins	2026-01-03 05:09:09.891Z	170.839° S	2026-01-03 05:12:09.891Z	311.374° NW	43.794°	2026-01-03 05:14:09.891Z	344.558° N
4 mins	2026-01-03 17:58:09.891Z	9.939° NNE	2026-01-03 17:59:09.891Z	0.201° NNE	43.923°	2026-01-03 18:02:09.891Z	194.006° SSW

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SPIRIT, 58468

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:50:42.439Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2023 (2023-12-01 UTC)

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