CYGNUS NG-23, 65616
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CYGNUS NG-23, 65616 is a payload satellite owned by NGIS (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Sep 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
None
Manufacturer
NGIS SSG
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
SPCM, Unknown motor
Mass
10,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 CYGNUS NG-23
1 65616U 25208A 25259.28745561 .00104368 14787-4 29556-3 0 9995
2 65616 51.6599 215.5269 0102655 34.2966 326.4610 15.84751915 222Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:53:56.164Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
116.56293°
Altitude
260.712 km
Speed
7.785 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 22m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:30:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
386.27 km
Perigee altitude
248.801 km
Semi-major axis
6,695.672 km
Eccentricity
0.01027
Inclination
51.6599°
RAAN
215.5269°
Arg. of periapsis
34.2966°
True anomaly
325.80406°
Mean anomaly
326.461°
Eccentric anomaly
326.13323°
Mean motion
3.96143 °/min
Orbital period
90.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00029556
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Other satellites on launch #208 in the year 2025 (2025-09-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CYGNUS NG-23 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-17 23:57:40.486Z | 248.273° W | 2025-09-17 23:59:40.486Z | 340.923° N | 37.101° | 2025-09-18 00:01:40.486Z | 43.319° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 06:18:40.486Z | 293.516° NW | 2025-09-18 06:19:40.486Z | 264.866° W | 37.072° | 2025-09-18 06:22:40.486Z | 139.517° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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