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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

Country

Related business

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Dish, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.425 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GHOST-5
1 59130U 24043AJ  26033.36881248  .00016494  00000-0  43213-3 0  9995
2 59130  97.5377 173.3970 0008307 348.0617  12.0430 15.38740633106754

Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:51:05.398Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-91.94059°

Altitude

447.396 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 33m 35s

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

17:09:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.448 km

Perigee altitude

441.109 km

Semi-major axis

6,824.916 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.5377°

RAAN

173.397°

Arg. of periapsis

348.0617°

True anomaly

12.06288°

Mean anomaly

12.043°

Eccentric anomaly

12.05294°

Mean motion

3.84944 °/min

Orbital period

93.52 mins

BSTAR

0.00043213

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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	2026-02-03 21:19:58.076Z	61.426° ENE	2026-02-03 21:21:58.076Z	105.869° ESE	17.477°	2026-02-03 21:23:58.076Z	141.738° SSE
4 mins	2026-02-04 09:22:58.076Z	179.044° S	2026-02-04 09:23:58.076Z	202.7° SW	41.804°	2026-02-04 09:26:58.076Z	342.789° N

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GHOST-5, 59130

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:51:05.398Z)

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

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