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 | 5 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 5 hours ago
0 SPIRIT
1 58468U 23185G 25003.15873518 .00030343 00000-0 10498-2 0 9995
2 58468 97.4000 73.2371 0009386 304.7181 55.3174 15.29793581 60579Epoch: 2025-01-03T03:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-03T03:48:34.719Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -86.93487° |
| Altitude | 475.875 km |
| Speed | 7.63 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 74.43096° |
| Longitude | 120.89698° |
| Altitude | 495.192 km |
| Speed | 7.62 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 16m 41s |
| Apparent Declination | 21° 06' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:50:46 |
| Azimuth | 9.046° NNE |
| Elevation | -28.451° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 479.812 km |
| Perigee altitude | 466.951 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,851.518 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009386 |
| Inclination | 97.4° |
| RAAN | 73.2371° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 304.7181° |
| True anomaly | 55.4059° |
| Mean anomaly | 55.3174° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 55.36165° |
| Mean motion | 3.82704 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0010498 |
| Orbital period | 94.07 mins |
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SPIRIT 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 | 2025-01-03 16:56:17.594Z | 35.023° NE | 2025-01-03 16:59:17.594Z | 114.801° SE | 29.777° | 2025-01-03 17:01:17.594Z | 159.355° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-04 05:04:17.594Z | 214.753° SW | 2025-01-04 05:06:17.594Z | 279.012° WNW | 28.179° | 2025-01-04 05:08:17.594Z | 321.979° NNW |
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