CHECKMATE 7, 56166
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHECKMATE 7, 56166 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 02 Apr 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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CHECKMATE 7 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | York Space Sys |
| Mission | Operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | S-CLASS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.945 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 CHECKMATE 7
1 56166U 23050E 25014.93507183 .00000078 00000-0 59689-4 0 9998
2 56166 80.9987 208.4866 0005833 271.1862 88.8626 13.84887066 90364Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:26:30.206Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 117.22611° |
| Altitude | 949.378 km |
| Speed | 7.377 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 53m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -67.56159° |
| Longitude | -40.87404° |
| Altitude | 968.059 km |
| Speed | 7.369 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 29m 32s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 24' 19" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:27:00 |
| Azimuth | 206.656° SW |
| Elevation | -70.593° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 948.095 km |
| Perigee altitude | 939.553 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,321.961 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005833 |
| Inclination | 80.9987° |
| RAAN | 208.4866° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 271.1862° |
| True anomaly | 88.92943° |
| Mean anomaly | 88.8626° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 88.89601° |
| Mean motion | 3.46419 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000059689 |
| Orbital period | 103.92 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2023 (2023-04-02 UTC)
| CHECKMATE 8, 56162 |
| CHECKMATE 5, 56163 |
| CHECKMATE 4, 56164 |
| CHECKMATE 6, 56165 |
| CHECKMATE 7, 56166 |
| CHECKMATE 2, 56167 |
| CHECKMATE 1, 56168 |
| CHECKMATE 3, 56169 |
| BB 2, 56170 |
| BB 1, 56171 |
CHECKMATE 7 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-01-15 12:25:45.550Z | 136.361° SSE | 2025-01-15 12:30:45.550Z | 80.08° E | 21.407° | 2025-01-15 12:34:45.550Z | 38.19° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-15 14:10:45.550Z | 217.123° SW | 2025-01-15 14:14:45.550Z | 280.491° WNW | 36.831° | 2025-01-15 14:19:45.550Z | 354.954° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-15 23:18:45.550Z | 26.796° NE | 2025-01-15 23:21:45.550Z | 61.917° ENE | 21.284° | 2025-01-15 23:26:45.550Z | 118.582° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-16 01:02:45.550Z | 336.502° NNW | 2025-01-16 01:07:45.550Z | 258.715° W | 37.688° | 2025-01-16 01:12:45.550Z | 194.387° SSW |
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