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GHOST-5, 59130

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GHOST-5, 59130 is a payload satellite owned by Orbital Sidekick (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 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

59130, 2024-043AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Orbital Sidekick (US)

Manufacturer

Astro Digital

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Dish, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 GHOST-5
1 59130U 24043AJ  25123.09557558  .00016826  00000-0  56997-3 0  9990
2 59130  97.5078 252.9254 0009479 236.2169 123.8170 15.30604975 64555

Epoch: 2025-05-03T02:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T02:17:37.73Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-2.72457°

Altitude

480.728 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 51m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-72.90994°

Longitude

152.68457°

Altitude

494.702 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 09m 08s

Apparent Declination

-72° 52' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:18:24

Azimuth

170.99° S

Elevation

-55.975°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

477.455 km

Perigee altitude

464.47 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.099 km

Eccentricity

0.0009479

Inclination

97.5078°

RAAN

252.9254°

Arg. of periapsis

236.2169°

True anomaly

123.90719°

Mean anomaly

123.817°

Eccentric anomaly

123.8621°

Mean motion

3.82907 °/min

BSTAR

0.00056997

Orbital period

94.02 mins

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GHOST-5 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.
6 mins	2025-05-03 21:40:24.828Z	4.605° NNE	2025-05-03 21:43:24.828Z	313.896° NW	40.396°	2025-05-03 21:46:24.828Z	206.118° SW
5 mins	2025-05-04 08:15:24.828Z	128.073° SE	2025-05-04 08:17:24.828Z	60.289° ENE	31.89°	2025-05-04 08:20:24.828Z	3.898° NNE

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