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SPACEBEE-179, 56969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 is a payload satellite owned by Swarm Tech (US) in LEO 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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SPACEBEE-179 details

Identifier	56969, 2023-084AP
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	3 days ago
Origin	Swarm Tech (US)
Manufacturer	Swarm Tech
Mission	Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT 0.25U, Unknown motor
Mass	0.284 kg wet, 0.284 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2023-06-12 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Ant, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section	0.016 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 SPACEBEE-179
1 56969U 23084AP  24323.51905235  .14733704  26201-5  49126-3 0  9996
2 56969  97.5111  93.6462 0012405 285.9129  74.0804 16.43532409 80311

Epoch: 2024-11-18T12:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-18T12:27:26.123Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	-151.25532°
Altitude	157.461 km
Speed	7.813 km/s
True Right ascension	06h 14m 35s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	161.333 km
Perigee altitude	145.129 km
Semi-major axis	6,531.368 km
Eccentricity	0.0012405
Inclination	97.5111°
RAAN	93.6462°
Arg. of periapsis	285.9129°
True anomaly	74.21716°
Mean anomaly	74.0804°
Eccentric anomaly	74.14877°
Mean motion	4.11185 °/min
BSTAR	0.00049126
Orbital period	87.55 mins