BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 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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BLACKJACK ACES-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | BLCAN/LMSS |
| Mission | Operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | X-SAT, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 1.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.875 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 BLACKJACK ACES-1
1 56956U 23084AA 24291.76036236 .00029702 00000-0 11479-2 0 9993
2 56956 97.5517 51.6331 0008590 300.3410 59.6978 15.26160508 24542Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:14:55.307Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 111.16284° |
| Altitude | 487.425 km |
| Speed | 7.623 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 26m 31s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 1.78961° |
| Longitude | -68.03843° |
| Altitude | 493.056 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 03m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 18' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:25:37 |
| Azimuth | 336.786° NNW |
| Elevation | -66.935° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 490.162 km |
| Perigee | 478.372 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,862.404 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000859 |
| Inclination | 97.5517° |
| RAAN | 51.6331° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 300.341° |
| True anomaly | 59.78283° |
| Mean anomaly | 59.6978° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 59.74031° |
| Mean motion | 3.81794 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011479 |
| Period | 94.29 mins |
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BLACKJACK ACES-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-18 08:31:56.922Z | 188.088° SSW | 2024-10-18 08:34:56.922Z | 258.041° W | 35.594° | 2024-10-18 08:37:56.922Z | 332.501° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-18 21:33:56.922Z | 343.618° N | 2024-10-18 21:35:56.922Z | 295.848° NW | 28.868° | 2024-10-18 21:38:56.922Z | 225.793° WSW |