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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
14 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
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.875 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 BLACKJACK ACES-1
1 56956U 23084AA 25114.79733111 .00020584 00000-0 90802-3 0 9994
2 56956 97.5647 241.8133 0007094 15.1302 345.0144 15.21783863103598Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:08:09.407Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
101.71051°
Altitude
498.834 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 07m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-73.18258°
Longitude
-103.62435°
Altitude
529.606 km
Speed
7.596 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 37m 42s
Apparent Declination
-57° 35' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:06:40
Azimuth
167.568° S
Elevation
-71.71°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)
BLACKJACK ACES-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-04-25 20:57:38.102Z | 32.657° NE | 2025-04-25 20:59:38.102Z | 80.28° E | 34.678° | 2025-04-25 21:02:38.102Z | 168.431° S |
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