IMECE, 56178
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IMECE, 56178 is a payload satellite owned by TUBITAK-UZAY (TR) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 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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IMECE details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TUBITAK-UZAY |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | IMECE, AOCS |
| Mass | 800 kg wet, ~780 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 4.470 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 IMECE
1 56178U 23054A 24279.55327087 .00002665 00000-0 49771-3 0 9992
2 56178 98.1600 178.7293 0008927 334.8153 25.2613 14.65742454 79639Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:16:42.603Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -35.15613° |
| Altitude | 671.993 km |
| Speed | 7.524 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 54m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 36.25945° |
| Longitude | 151.21438° |
| Altitude | 685.831 km |
| Speed | 7.514 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 04m 24s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 31' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:07:09 |
| Azimuth | 42.4° NE |
| Elevation | -40.816° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 678.058 km |
| Perigee | 665.471 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,049.901 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008927 |
| Inclination | 98.16° |
| RAAN | 178.7293° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 334.8153° |
| True anomaly | 25.305° |
| Mean anomaly | 25.2613° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 25.28314° |
| Mean motion | 3.66664 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00049771 |
| Period | 98.18 mins |
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IMECE Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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