CHECKMATE 1, 56168
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHECKMATE 1, 56168 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 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 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, Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 CHECKMATE 1
1 56168U 23050G 25014.89498539 .00000097 00000-0 76650-4 0 9997
2 56168 81.0026 208.8602 0010730 304.2846 55.7294 13.84846979 90357Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:28Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:28:46.737Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 132.07034° |
| Altitude | 945.181 km |
| Speed | 7.381 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 55m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 43.75003° |
| Longitude | 140.04172° |
| Altitude | 954.834 km |
| Speed | 7.378 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 58m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | 29° 38' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:42:44 |
| Azimuth | 291.407° WNW |
| Elevation | 21.365° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 951.821 km |
| Perigee altitude | 936.108 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,322.102 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001073 |
| Inclination | 81.0026° |
| RAAN | 208.8602° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 304.2846° |
| True anomaly | 55.83109° |
| Mean anomaly | 55.7294° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 55.78024° |
| Mean motion | 3.46409 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00007665 |
| 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 1 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2025-01-15 15:01:56.611Z | 291.102° WNW | 2025-01-15 15:01:56.611Z | 291.102° WNW | 19.953° | 2025-01-15 15:05:56.611Z | 336.13° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-16 00:04:56.611Z | 5.191° NNE | 2025-01-16 00:08:56.611Z | 61.574° ENE | 38.255° | 2025-01-16 00:14:56.611Z | 152.074° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-16 01:50:56.611Z | 308.922° NW | 2025-01-16 01:53:56.611Z | 273.027° WNW | 20.103° | 2025-01-16 01:57:56.611Z | 229.344° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-16 13:28:56.611Z | 186.591° SSW | 2025-01-16 13:32:56.611Z | 175.443° S | 44.53° | 2025-01-16 13:38:56.611Z | 10.228° NNE |
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