SPIRIT, 58468
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPIRIT, 58468 is a payload satellite owned by U Melb. (AU) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Dec 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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SPIRIT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | U Melb. |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 11.5 kg wet, 11.5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SPIRIT
1 58468U 23185G 24279.53062181 .00038426 00000-0 15542-2 0 9992
2 58468 97.4131 344.2698 0010470 253.8053 106.2033 15.24562333 46898Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:44:05.724Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 138.56034° |
| Altitude | 497.211 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 57m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -80.83248° |
| Longitude | -167.76452° |
| Altitude | 513.592 km |
| Speed | 7.609 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 34m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | -61° 16' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:48:44 |
| Azimuth | 175.403° S |
| Elevation | -68.54° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 496.25 km |
| Perigee | 481.87 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,867.197 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001047 |
| Inclination | 97.4131° |
| RAAN | 344.2698° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 253.8053° |
| True anomaly | 106.31847° |
| Mean anomaly | 106.2033° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 106.26089° |
| Mean motion | 3.81394 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0015542 |
| Period | 94.39 mins |
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SPIRIT Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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