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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
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
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 (1 year 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 9 hours ago
0 SPIRIT
1 58468U 23185G   25131.19559971  .00018904  00000-0  51940-3 0  9992
2 58468  97.3780 201.2165 0009305 191.0509 169.0532 15.37225974 80195
Epoch: 2025-05-11T04:41Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T04:41:39.814Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-98.4259°
Altitude
463.675 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 24m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
10.08598°
Longitude
83.24411°
Altitude
450.666 km
Speed
7.646 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 30m 50s
Apparent Declination
-25° 38' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:32:21
Azimuth
102.027° ESE
Elevation
-26.884°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
457.613 km
Perigee altitude
444.904 km
Semi-major axis
6,829.395 km
Eccentricity
0.0009305
Inclination
97.378°
RAAN
201.2165°
Arg. of periapsis
191.0509°
True anomaly
169.07343°
Mean anomaly
169.0532°
Eccentric anomaly
169.06331°
Mean motion
3.84565 °/min
BSTAR
0.0005194
Orbital period
93.61 mins
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SPIRIT Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-05-11 17:44:31.720Z2.058° NNE2025-05-11 17:47:31.720Z301.64° NW38.44°2025-05-11 17:50:31.720Z209.093° SW
5 mins2025-05-12 04:16:31.720Z131.498° SE2025-05-12 04:18:31.720Z71.59° E31.464°2025-05-12 04:21:31.720Z5.601° NNE
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