TAIFA-1, 56208
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TAIFA-1, 56208 is a Kenyan payload satellite 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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TAIFA-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SAYARI/ENDUR |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 4 kg wet, 4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 TAIFA-1
1 56208U 23054AG 24279.52014213 .00076961 00000-0 15650-2 0 9995
2 56208 97.3388 177.1210 0011187 99.5586 260.6928 15.45959809 83111Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:29:00.28Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -24.80544° |
| Altitude | 432.927 km |
| Speed | 7.651 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 48m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 70.72236° |
| Longitude | -45.8798° |
| Altitude | 433.773 km |
| Speed | 7.662 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 48m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | 24° 03' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:06:38 |
| Azimuth | 335.012° NNW |
| Elevation | -21.767° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 433.099 km |
| Perigee | 417.877 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,803.625 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011187 |
| Inclination | 97.3388° |
| RAAN | 177.121° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 99.5586° |
| True anomaly | 260.56632° |
| Mean anomaly | 260.6928° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 260.62956° |
| Mean motion | 3.86752 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.001565 |
| Period | 93.08 mins |
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TAIFA-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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