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ORBITER SN3, 56960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBITER SN3, 56960 is a payload satellite owned by Launcher Inc (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
56960, 2023-084AE
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Launcher Inc
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
LAORB1, AOCS
Mass
223 kg wet, ~150 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
Oct Cyl, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.583 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 ORBITER SN3
1 56960U 23084AE  25115.22964074  .00012429  00000-0  47490-3 0  9996
2 56960  97.5728 241.2157 0009564  18.5842 341.5743 15.26725686103560
Epoch: 2025-04-25T05:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T05:30:40.959Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
-54.94466°
Altitude
482.474 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 04m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
8.40734°
Longitude
-55.92986°
Altitude
481.517 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 14m 33s
Apparent Declination
-58° 23' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:55:39
Azimuth
177.498° S
Elevation
-8.38°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
489.134 km
Perigee altitude
476.011 km
Semi-major axis
6,860.71 km
Eccentricity
0.0009564
Inclination
97.5728°
RAAN
241.2157°
Arg. of periapsis
18.5842°
True anomaly
341.53962°
Mean anomaly
341.5743°
Eccentric anomaly
341.55696°
Mean motion
3.81935 °/min
BSTAR
0.0004749
Orbital period
94.26 mins
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ORBITER SN3 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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6 mins2025-04-25 08:46:38.829Z191.15° SSW2025-04-25 08:49:38.829Z256.527° W32.833°2025-04-25 08:52:38.829Z329.77° NNW
5 mins2025-04-25 21:48:38.829Z337.82° N2025-04-25 21:50:38.829Z285.62° WNW27.072°2025-04-25 21:53:38.829Z226.158° WSW
5 mins2025-04-26 08:23:38.829Z166.428° S2025-04-26 08:25:38.829Z91.321° ESE44.995°2025-04-26 08:28:38.829Z348.108° N
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