BB 2, 56170
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BB 2, 56170 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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BB 2 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | SPX/LEIDOS |
Mission | Operational Defense Early Warn |
Bus & Motor | STARSHIELD?, Unknown motor |
Mass | ~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 9 m |
Radar Cross Section | 12.397 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 BB 2
1 56170U 23050J 25014.93297991 .00000105 00000-0 91827-4 0 9997
2 56170 81.0007 214.0974 0009770 247.8927 112.1189 13.79361491 90024
Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:23:29.464Z)
Latitude | -0.00002° |
Longitude | 123.59206° |
Altitude | 971.71 km |
Speed | 7.364 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 16m 23s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 20.53738° |
Longitude | -60.44227° |
Altitude | 968.241 km |
Speed | 7.369 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 02h 37m 41s |
Apparent Declination | -7° 25' 52" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 15:30:32 |
Azimuth | 23.537° NE |
Elevation | -55.427° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 970.552 km |
Perigee altitude | 956.207 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,341.516 km |
Eccentricity | 0.000977 |
Inclination | 81.0007° |
RAAN | 214.0974° |
Arg. of periapsis | 247.8927° |
True anomaly | 112.22257° |
Mean anomaly | 112.1189° |
Eccentric anomaly | 112.17074° |
Mean motion | 3.45036 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.000091827 |
Orbital period | 104.34 mins |
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CHECKMATE 6, 56165 |
CHECKMATE 7, 56166 |
CHECKMATE 2, 56167 |
CHECKMATE 1, 56168 |
CHECKMATE 3, 56169 |
BB 2, 56170 |
BB 1, 56171 |
BB 2 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. |
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5 mins | 2025-01-15 23:22:46.919Z | 42.946° NE | 2025-01-15 23:24:46.919Z | 65.101° ENE | 15.902° | 2025-01-15 23:27:46.919Z | 96.696° ESE |
11 mins | 2025-01-16 01:05:46.919Z | 345.417° N | 2025-01-16 01:10:46.919Z | 270.188° WNW | 43.827° | 2025-01-16 01:16:46.919Z | 179.972° S |
8 mins | 2025-01-16 12:49:46.919Z | 130.728° SE | 2025-01-16 12:52:46.919Z | 91.394° ESE | 24.987° | 2025-01-16 12:57:46.919Z | 34.356° NE |
10 mins | 2025-01-16 14:33:46.919Z | 222.395° SW | 2025-01-16 14:37:46.919Z | 276.988° WNW | 33.606° | 2025-01-16 14:43:46.919Z | 355.139° N |
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