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PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Public

PHOTON-04, 56959 was a payload satellite owned by Varda Space (US) 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

56959, 2023-084AD

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

Varda Space Industries (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Decayed Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

RL PIONEER, HYPERC

Mass

300 kg wet, 55 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trunc Cone, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

1.400 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Definitive object data

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

True Right ascension

Unknown

True Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

Unknown

Perigee altitude

Unknown

Semi-major axis

Unknown

Eccentricity

Unknown

Inclination

Unknown

RAAN

Unknown

Arg. of periapsis

Unknown

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

Unknown

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

Unknown

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

Unknown

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PHOTON-04 Visibility forecast

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