SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SAPLING GIGANTEUM, 56213 was a payload satellite owned by Stanford SSI (US) 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.
Next visibility unknown
No 3D visualization available: RSO Decayed
SAPLING GIGANTEUM details
Identifier | |
Orbit | Decayed |
Last TLE update | 2 weeks ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Stanford SSI |
Mission | Decayed Amateur Technology |
Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor |
Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box, 0.1 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 2 weeks ago
0 SAPLING GIGANTEUM
1 56213U 23054AM 24262.55542035 .17179414 26385-5 26785-3 0 9990
2 56213 97.3186 168.2012 0010327 221.2998 138.7525 16.47925117 81024
Epoch: 2024-09-18T13:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-18T13:19:48.318Z)
Latitude | -0.00009° |
Longitude | -29.70416° |
Altitude | 153.138 km |
Speed | 7.811 km/s |
True Right ascension | 11h 12m 48s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | Unknown |
Longitude | Unknown |
Altitude | Unknown |
Speed | Unknown |
Apparent Right ascension | Unknown |
Apparent Declination | Unknown |
Sunlit | Unknown |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 16:19:09 |
Azimuth | Unknown |
Elevation | Unknown |
Doppler factor | Unknown |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 148.332 km |
Perigee | 134.866 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,519.736 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0010327 |
Inclination | 97.3186° |
RAAN | 168.2012° |
Arg. of periapsis | 221.2998° |
True anomaly | 138.83045° |
Mean anomaly | 138.7525° |
Eccentric anomaly | 138.79148° |
Mean motion | 4.12286 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00026785 |
Period | 87.32 mins |
No data available
No data available
Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2023 (2023-04-15 UTC)
SAPLING GIGANTEUM Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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