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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 (3 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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 SPIRIT
1 58468U 23185G   26155.00406347  .00182041  00000-0  95427-3 0  9999
2 58468  97.3286 239.1558 0005740 223.0236 137.0584 15.80264907140493

Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:05:51.083Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-14.7616°

Altitude

335.685 km

Speed

7.706 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 56m 37s

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

07:24:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

330.422 km

Perigee altitude

322.725 km

Semi-major axis

6,704.71 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

97.3286°

RAAN

239.1558°

Arg. of periapsis

223.0236°

True anomaly

137.10319°

Mean anomaly

137.0584°

Eccentric anomaly

137.0808°

Mean motion

3.95342 °/min

Orbital period

91.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00095427

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

ALISIO-1, 58562

UNICORN-2L, 58727

BANE, 58465

ENSO, 58470 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 58471 (Decayed)

NANOFF B, 58755

KORSAT 7, 58463

OBJECT L, 58472 (Decayed)

UNICORN-2M, 58726 (Decayed)

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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	2026-06-11 05:20:21.134Z	139.041° SSE	2026-06-11 05:22:21.134Z	87.931° E	27.477°	2026-06-11 05:24:21.134Z	15.387° NNE

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SPIRIT, 58468

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:05:51.083Z)

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

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