FACSAT-2, 56205
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FACSAT-2, 56205 is a payload satellite owned by EMAVI (CO) in LEO 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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FACSAT-2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GOMSpace |
| Mission | Operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.211 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 FACSAT-2
1 56205U 23054AD 24279.52972095 .00047381 00000-0 11268-2 0 9998
2 56205 97.3510 177.2842 0012969 107.2509 253.0158 15.41413632 83079Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:42:47.89Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -28.10006° |
| Altitude | 447.652 km |
| Speed | 7.642 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 49m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 24.68901° |
| Longitude | -31.08459° |
| Altitude | 443.589 km |
| Speed | 7.649 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 32m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 05' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:09:55 |
| Azimuth | 277.08° WNW |
| Elevation | -25.633° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 447.712 km |
| Perigee | 430.03 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,817.008 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012969 |
| Inclination | 97.351° |
| RAAN | 177.2842° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 107.2509° |
| True anomaly | 252.87374° |
| Mean anomaly | 253.0158° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 252.94476° |
| Mean motion | 3.85614 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011268 |
| Period | 93.36 mins |
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FACSAT-2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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