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| 2023 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond
Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity. The following notes should help with understanding the launch lists.
Launch times are in UTC and are either from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site.
Most orbit data and decay information comes from SpaceTrack. The Space-Track data occasionally contains inconsistencies (eg - incorrect re-entry dates or early sets of elements allocated to the wrong object) that need to be corrected from other sources.
To fill the gaps where elements are not formally published, usually because they have a classification of "Secret", some orbits are based on amateur observations. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants, and the source observations can often be found in the web-based Seesat-L discussion group. Occasionally, orbits are estimated by myself from public data.
Space-Track occasionally fails to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. In these cases, the names are derived from public information.
Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth with a radius of 6378.145 km assumedto be situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse. The value for the orbital period is the Anomalistic Period, or time to complete one circuit of the ellipse. It is not the same as the time taken to complete one circuit of the Earth. Care should be exercised when comparing Orbital Focus data with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.
2023-001 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Transporter 6) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jan 3, 14:56 | STARVIBE (Small Telescope for Advanced Reconnaissance Vision Inspection Boom Experiment) 2023-001A 55009 |
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6U Cubesat from Scanway Space - demonstration mission to verify the performance of two optical payloads - an Earth observation telescope and a system for auto-inspection of satellites. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:00:35. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 17:22 | 6909 | 0.0010 | 524 | 538 | 95.25 | 97.50 | 191 | 09:31 | | | |
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6U Cubesat from Spanish company Open Cosmos and carrying an Earth imaging system. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:00:12. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 17:22 | 6908 | 0.0010 | 523 | 538 | 95.24 | 97.50 | 193 | 09:31 | | | BRO 8 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 8) 2023-001C 55011 |
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6U Cubesat (3x2) from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:00:01. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 17:21 | 6908 | 0.0011 | 523 | 538 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 194 | 09:31 | | | Connecta T1.2 2023-001D 55012 |
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3U Cubesat from Turkish company Plan-S as a demonstrator for a constellation of broadband communications satellites. Released from launch vehicle at L +00:59:51. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 17:20 | 6908 | 0.0012 | 522 | 538 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 193 | 09:31 | | | Milspace 2 - Birkeland 2023-001G 55015 |
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6U Cubesat in joint military project between The Netherlands Norway to detect and pinpoint the source of radar transmissions from the Earth's surface. One of a pair of similar satellites launched on the Transporter 6 mission. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:02:02. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 17:19 | 6908 | 0.0012 | 521 | 537 | 95.22 | 97.51 | 189 | 09:31 | | | Lynk Tower 4 2023-001AB 55034 |
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Small satellite from Lynk Global providing two-way connectivity for broadband, voice, and text messaging globally. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:20:02. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 07:44 | 6907 | 0.0013 | 520 | 537 | 95.21 | 97.50 | 177 | 09:31 | | | |
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:23:50. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 12:25 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 537 | 95.17 | 97.50 | 183 | 09:31 | | | Lemur-2 (Emmaculate) 2023-001AE 55037 |
Re-entered - 2024 May 23 Life 506 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. Released from launch vehicle at L +00:58:44.
One of six Lemur-2 satellites carried on the Transporter 6 launch. All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 13, 09:10 | 6903 | 0.0016 | 514 | 536 | 95.14 | 97.51 | 177 | 09:31 | | | Flock 4Y-1 2023-001AG 55039 |
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3U Cubesat - part of Planet's Flock 4Y cluster of second generation imaging satellites. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:05:03.
One of thirty six similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 14:45 | 6906 | 0.0013 | 519 | 537 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 158 | 09:31 | | | Skykraft 1 2023-001AJ 55041 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:27:34. Also acted as a carrier of four further Skykraft satellites that were released from it around Jan 12. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 14:42 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 537 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 162 | 09:31 | | | Sternula 1 2023-001AM 55044 |
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6U Cubesat - Danish satellite carrying a VDES (AIS 2) transmitter/receiver to relay messages between ships at sea and between ships and shore staions. Released from launch vehicle at L +1:06:30. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 14:44 | 6906 | 0.0013 | 519 | 537 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 167 | 09:31 | | | ÑuSat 34 (Amelia Earhart) 2023-001AN 55045 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:21:48. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 14:44 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 538 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 158 | 09:31 | | | Lynk Tower 3 2023-001AP 55046 |
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Small satellite from Lynk Global providing two-way connectivity for broadband, voice, and text messaging globally. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:19:46. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 21:05 | 6906 | 0.0013 | 519 | 537 | 95.20 | 97.50 | 160 | 09:31 | | | ÑuSat 33 (Albania 2) 2023-001AQ 55047 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. To provide data under contract to the Albanian government. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:22:03. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:19 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 538 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 158 | 09:31 | | | ÑuSat 35 (Williamina Fleming) 2023-001AR 55048 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:24:47. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:18 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 537 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 160 | 09:31 | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:23:04. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 14:42 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 537 | 95.18 | 97.50 | 160 | 09:31 | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Sep 3 Life 609 days
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:23:46. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:16 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 163 | 09:31 | | | ION SCV-008 (Fierce Franciscus) 2023-001AU 55051 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:26:05.
Hosted payloads:
Genergo 2 - a low thrust manoeuvring system, to be confirmed - may be aboard SCV-007.
Satellites:
TAUSat 2, released Jan 16,
Sharjah Sat 1, released Jan 17,
Futura SM1, released Jan 18,
Futura SM3, released Jan 20,
Astrocast 17, released 2023 early December,
Astrocast 18, released 2023 early December
Astrocast 19, Catalogued by Space-Track 2024 January - release date unknown,
Astrocast 20, Catalogued by Space-Track 2024 January - release date unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:53 | 6906 | 0.0016 | 517 | 539 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 169 | 09:31 | | 2023 Jan 24, 11:59 | 6906 | 0.0015 | 517 | 538 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 142 | 09:31 | | 2023 Jan 24, 16:45 | 6906 | 0.0016 | 517 | 539 | 95.20 | 97.50 | 137 | 09:31 | | 2023 Jan 31, 09:06 | 6905 | 0.0016 | 516 | 538 | 95.18 | 97.54 | 121 | 09:30 | | 2023 Feb 02, 16:41 | 6907 | 0.0019 | 516 | 542 | 95.22 | 97.54 | 115 | 09:31 | | 2023 Feb 04, 08:23 | 6908 | 0.0020 | 517 | 544 | 95.24 | 97.57 | 113 | 09:31 | | 2023 Feb 10, 13:42 | 6909 | 0.0020 | 517 | 545 | 95.25 | 97.65 | 96 | 09:31 | | 2023 Feb 27, 09:27 | 6914 | 0.0026 | 518 | 553 | 95.35 | 98.23 | 63 | 09:35 | | 2023 Nov 28, 15:30 | 6913 | 0.0008 | 530 | 540 | 95.34 | 97.63 | 181 | 10:38 | | 2023 Dec 04, 01:36 | 6901 | 0.0017 | 512 | 534 | 95.09 | 97.63 | 101 | 10:39 | | 2024 Jan 17, 05:27 | 6912 | 0.0011 | 527 | 541 | 95.32 | 97.63 | 195 | 10:41 | | | |
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Small satellite from EOS Sat equipped with Earth imaging and remote sensing systems to support agriculture in particular. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:31:10 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 21:03 | 6906 | 0.0015 | 517 | 538 | 95.19 | 97.50 | 161 | 09:31 | | | Skykraft 1A 2023-001AX 55054 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage.
One of four similar satellites released from Skykraft 1 around Jan 12. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:17 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 537 | 95.18 | 97.50 | 162 | 09:31 | | | Vigoride 5 2023-001AZ 55056 |
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Satellite carrier from US company Momentus Systems, carrying a single satellite to be released in the weeks after launch. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:28:10.
Payload:
Zeus 1 - released May 11 at around 00:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:15 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 537 | 95.17 | 97.50 | 164 | 09:31 | | | Orbiter SN1 2023-001BC 55059 |
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Satellite carrier from a company called Launcher with six small satellites and four hosted payloads. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:26:11. Failed to establish orientation due to a problem with its onboard GPS. As a result it was unable to point its solar cells correctly and the internal batteries ran down so planned release of satellites was not possible.
Deployable payloads may include:
PROVES-Yearling (Pleiades Rapid Orbital Verification Experimental System) - 1U Cubesat from BroncoSpace al Calpoly, designed to allow users on the ground to experiment with satellite hardware and software - includes and imaging system.
Celestial - 1U Cubesat from Skyline as a demonstrator of its small satellite platform,
name unknown - 1U Cubesat from InnovaSpace - mission details awaited,
Sapling Sempervirens - 1U Cubesat from Stanford Student Space Initiative to demonstrate smart downlinking of images using a Google Coral camera and Google Coral Edge coprocessor,
name unknown - 1U Cubesat from Italian company NPC Spacemind,
name unknown - 1U Cubesat, unidentified owner.
Hosted payloads include:
CesiumAstro’s Nightingale - to demonstrate advanced phased array communication,
Undisclosed customer – payload not known,
Beyond Burials – carrying cremated human remains,
TRL11 – details awaited. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 16:16 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 537 | 95.18 | 97.50 | 162 | 09:31 | | | ION SCV-007 (Glorious Gratia) 2023-001BD 55060 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:24:59.
Hosted payloads:
Drago 2 (Demonstrator of Remote Analysis of Ground Observations) - equipped with infrared Earth imaging system,
Cryptosat 2 - prototype of a satellite to operate blockchain and other encrypted systems in orbit, to be confirmed.
Satellites:
Kelpie 1 (55107/2023-001DC) - released around February 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 03:39 | 6909 | 0.0018 | 518 | 543 | 95.25 | 97.50 | 178 | 09:31 | | 2023 Jan 25, 08:33 | 6955 | 0.0079 | 522 | 632 | 96.21 | 97.49 | 161 | 09:30 | | 2023 Jan 28, 14:40 | 6957 | 0.0082 | 522 | 636 | 96.24 | 97.57 | 150 | 09:30 | | 2023 Feb 01, 08:33 | 6957 | 0.0083 | 521 | 636 | 96.25 | 97.61 | 138 | 09:30 | | 2023 Feb 08, 23:33 | 6957 | 0.0084 | 520 | 638 | 96.26 | 97.80 | 113 | 09:30 | | 2023 Feb 23, 18:09 | 7024 | 0.0012 | 638 | 655 | 97.65 | 98.06 | 260 | 09:31 | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:27:31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:49 | 6905 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.17 | 97.50 | 164 | 09:31 | | | ÑuSat 32 (Albania 1) 2023-001BH 55064 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. To provide data under contract to the Albanian government. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:20:00. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:23 | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 167 | 09:31 | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jul 11 Life 555 days
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6U Cubesat from Israel equipped with an expandable, reconfigurable antenna that will unfurl once in orbit. It carries an internet communicaions system to allow tracking of mobile items such as individual shipping containers. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:05:50 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:42 | 6903 | 0.0016 | 514 | 536 | 95.13 | 97.51 | 166 | 09:31 | | | Sony Sphere-1 2023-001BR 55072 |
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6U Cubesat from Sony-Starsphere equipped with a high resolution video and still imaging system from Sony, and a water-based thruster system for orbit control. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:05:40 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:45 | 6904 | 0.0016 | 515 | 537 | 95.15 | 97.51 | 164 | 09:31 | | | TAUSat 2 (Tel Aviv University Satellite) 2023-001BS 55073 |
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2U Cubesat from Tel Aviv University designed to detect small objects in orbit. Released from SCV-008 Jan 16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:45 | 6902 | 0.0018 | 511 | 536 | 95.10 | 97.50 | 145 | 09:31 | | | YAM 5 (Yet Another Mission 5) 2023-001BV 55076 |
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Small satellite from Loft Orbital Solutions - unspecified payload. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:20:42 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 17:48 | 6905 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.17 | 97.50 | 164 | 09:31 | | | Gama Alpha 2023-001CD 55084 |
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6U Cubesat from NanoAvioniccs carrying a solar sail from the Gama company to demonstrate its use as a propulsion system. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:00:00. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:17 | 6903 | 0.0016 | 514 | 537 | 95.14 | 97.50 | 156 | 09:31 | | | Kleos Observer Mission 1 (KSF-3a) 2023-001CF 55086 |
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6U Cubesat - one of four satellites orbiting together, designed to observe maritime activity, particularly of shipping in strategic areas not using AIS. Carries radio receivers to monitor nautical radio bands. Satellite built by GomSpace in Denmark for Luxemburg company Kleos Space. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:01:11.
One of four Kleos satellites carried by Sherpa LTE-1, all aimed at similar orbits to fly in formation.
All have been confirmed operational. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:16 | 6903 | 0.0017 | 513 | 536 | 95.13 | 97.50 | 159 | 09:31 | | | Milspace 2 - Huygens 2023-001CN 55093 |
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6U Cubesat in joint military project between The Netherlands Norway to detect and pinpoint the source of radar transmissions from the Earth's surface. One of a pair of satellites launched on the Transporter 6 mission. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:00:18. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:14 | 6903 | 0.0017 | 513 | 536 | 95.12 | 97.50 | 156 | 09:31 | | | SpaceBEE 156 2023-001CU 55099 |
Re-entered - 2024 Sep 15 Life 621 days
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies to provide a two-way communications system from LEO as part of a 150 satellite constellation. To aid tracking,the satellite carries a radar retro-reflector. It also carries a GPS receiver to help determine its location.Released from launch vehicle at L +01:02:07.
One of twelve SpaceBEE satellites carried on this launch. All were aimed at similar orbits. All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:13 | 6902 | 0.0017 | 512 | 536 | 95.11 | 97.50 | 157 | 09:31 | | | KuwaitSat-1 2023-001CY 55103 |
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2U Cubesat from Kuwait University, equipped with an imaging payload to be used to determine the satellite's attitude in space. Released from launch vehicle at L +00:58:24. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 18, 19:13 | 6903 | 0.0018 | 512 | 537 | 95.12 | 97.51 | 156 | 09:31 | | | Sharjah Sat 1 2023-001CZ 55104 |
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3U Cubesat from Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) of the University of Sharjah. Carries instruments to study the Sun and space weather. Released from SCV-008 Jan 17. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 24, 18:28 | 6909 | 0.0013 | 522 | 539 | 95.24 | 97.50 | 156 | 09:30 | | | Futura SM1 2023-001DA 55105 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 4 Life 121 days
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3U Cubesat from Italian company NPC Spacemind with a payload consisting of a space sail and an on-board computer developed by partner Apogeo Space. Released from ION SCV-008 Jan 18. The sail caused rapid orbit decay. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 25, 03:41 | 6896 | 0.0014 | 508 | 528 | 94.99 | 97.51 | 131 | 09:31 | | | Futura SM3 2023-001DB 55106 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life 106 days
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6U Cubesat from Italian company NPC Spacemind. Payload includes the company's 'Artica' space sail. Released from ION SCV-008 Jan 18.The sail caused rapid orbit decay. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 24, 19:55 | 6902 | 0.0015 | 514 | 535 | 95.12 | 97.51 | 147 | 09:31 | | | Kelpie 1 (AAC-AIS-SAT-1) 2023-001DC 55107 |
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3U Cubesat from AAC Clyde Space built in collaboration with ORBCOMM. It carries a multi-channel AIS receiver for relating short messages from ship to shore via ORBCOMM's satellite comms network. Released from ION SCV-007 Mar 1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 02, 13:00 | 7024 | 0.0013 | 637 | 655 | 97.64 | 98.07 | 226 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Qosmosys of Singapore to demonstrate its satellite platform. Also carries copies of fifty pieces of artwork. Released from Vigoride 5 on May 11 at around 00:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 May 19, 03:57 | 6899 | 0.0012 | 513 | 529 | 95.06 | 97.48 | 114 | 09:30 | | | Astrocast 18 (Astrocast 0402) 2023-001DE 55109 |
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3U Cubesat in a planned eighty satellite constellation to provide communications for internet-connected devices. Released from ION SCV-008 early-December. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Dec 12, 19:35 | 6917 | 0.0005 | 535 | 542 | 95.41 | 97.63 | 183 | | | | Astrocast 17 (Astrocast 0401) 2023-001DF 55110 |
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3U Cubesat in a planned eighty satellite constellation to provide communications for internet-connected devices. Released from ION SCV-008 early-December. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Dec 12, 16:46 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.39 | 97.63 | 135 | | | | Astrocast 19 (Astrocast 0403) 2023-001DG 55111 |
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3U Cubesat in a planned eighty satellite constellation to provide communications for internet-connected devices. Released from ION SCV-008, possibly as late as 2021 January. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Jan 17, 17:38 | 6916 | 0.0009 | 532 | 544 | 95.40 | 97.62 | 154 | | | | Astrocast 20 (Astrocast 0404) 2023-001DH 55112 |
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3U Cubesat in a planned eighty satellite constellation to provide communications for internet-connected devices. Released from ION SCV-008, possibly as late as 2021 January. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Jan 17, 16:58 | 6915 | 0.0011 | 529 | 544 | 95.37 | 97.63 | 170 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the Czech Republic testing space environment sensors and carrying an amateur radio system. Launched to replace the failed BDSat 1 (52175/2022-33U). Released from launch vehicle at L +00:58:34. Catalogue Number and Designation based on amateur observations and are to be confirmed. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Satellite carrier from Epic Aerospace - holding a single unidentified satellite. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:28:54 but probably failed to activate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 167 | 09:31 | | | Endurosat Platform 2 (SharedSat 2211) 2023-001xx |
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6U Cubesat - carries several individual payloads. Released from launch vehicle at L +00:58:35. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 167 | 09:31 | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Orbital Astronautics, a UK/New Zealand base company - payload details awaited. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:05:23. May have failed to activate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 167 | 09:31 | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the National Technical University of Ukraine carrying a demonstrator for the use of heat pipes for thermal regulation. Released from launch vehicle at L +01:05:12. May have failed to activate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 537 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 167 | 09:31 | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 3 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 6, multisatellite mission. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 17:15 UTC.
The following satellites failed to be released and re-entered together with the rocket stage:
ICEYE X-22 - Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging,
RROCI (Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager) - 12U Cubesat, demonstrator of an imaging sensor to identify cloud types and assist in weather forecasting for active military troops on the ground.
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Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-I01 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Jan 6, 08:02 | |
Re-entered - 2023 May 9 Life 123 days
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1U Cubesat - student developed satellite from Surya University, Indonesia. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 10, 17:26 | 6792 | 0.0004 | 411 | 416 | 92.84 | 51.64 | 216 | | | |
2023-I02 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Jan 6, 09:00 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 22 Life 228 days
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3U Cubesat jointly developed by ArkEdge Space Inc and the University of Fukui, Japan. Carries an imaging system, an onboard processor for preparing data for transmission and a propulsion system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 10, 17:25 | 6792 | 0.0005 | 410 | 417 | 92.84 | 51.64 | 288 | | | |
2023-I03 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Jan 6, 09:32 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 11 Life 186 days
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3U Cubesat for the HSK radio club of Japan, providing high-speed data links for amateur radio users. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 10, 17:25 | 6792 | 0.0003 | 412 | 416 | 92.84 | 51.64 | 200 | | | |
2023-002 CZ 7A (Y-5) Wenchang Space Centre | 2023 Jan 8, 22:00 | Shijian 23 (Practice 23) 2023-002A 55131 |
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Test satellite described as "…scientific testing, technical verification". May be a satellite retrieval & disposal mission similar to Shijian 21 (49330/2021-094A) or may be a servicing/refuelling mission for Tianlian 1-03. Drifted around the GEO belt then settled close to Tianlian 1-03 (38730/2012-040A) at 20°.4 east on February 28. Started to drift away March 18 and stopped near 19°.8 east on March 29. Commenced move back towards Tianlian on Apr 15 but continued past it and started to drift eastwards away from it. Stopped near 174° east 2022 Oct 11. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jan 09, 08:07 | 24379 | 0.7298 | 209 | 35793 | 631.36 | 16.42 | 180 | | | 2023 Jan 09, 14:27 | 24719 | 0.7063 | 883 | 35799 | 644.63 | 14.31 | 180 | | | 2023 Jan 17, 15:46 | 42431 | 0.0001 | 36050 | 36057 | 1449.74 | 0.50 | 288 | 151° east | | 2023 Jan 17, 19:16 | 42384 | 0.0012 | 35956 | 36055 | 1447.32 | 0.50 | 229 | 151° east | | 2023 Jan 18, 15:03 | 42335 | 0.0032 | 35823 | 36092 | 1444.81 | 0.50 | 239 | 149° east | | 2023 Jan 23, 16:46 | 42411 | 0.0015 | 35968 | 36096 | 1448.67 | 0.52 | 233 | 137° east | | 2023 Jan 29, 23:28 | 42362 | 0.0004 | 35967 | 36000 | 1446.18 | 0.53 | 246 | 118° east | | 2023 Feb 01, 10:44 | 42329 | 0.0004 | 35934 | 35967 | 1444.48 | 0.54 | 51 | 112° east | | 2023 Feb 06, 10:42 | 42296 | 0.0010 | 35876 | 35960 | 1442.81 | 0.55 | 64 | 102° east | | 2023 Feb 07, 21:15 | 42301 | 0.0009 | 35885 | 35960 | 1443.06 | 0.55 | 59 | 100° east | | 2023 Feb 08, 10:30 | 42351 | 0.0005 | 35952 | 35993 | 1445.60 | 0.56 | 309 | 99° east | | 2023 Feb 08, 21:29 | 42489 | 0.0029 | 35987 | 36235 | 1452.69 | 0.56 | 13 | 97° east | | 2023 Feb 14, 16:59 | 42489 | 0.0030 | 35986 | 36237 | 1452.72 | 0.57 | 13 | 73° east | | 2023 Feb 19, 09:44 | 42512 | 0.0024 | 36031 | 36237 | 1453.87 | 0.58 | 14 | 54° east | | 2023 Feb 27, 14:16 | 42211 | 0.0013 | 35777 | 35889 | 1438.48 | 0.61 | 6 | 20° east | | 2023 Feb 28, 12:54 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35764 | 35809 | 1436.10 | 0.61 | 340 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 18, 02:32 | 42191 | 0.0011 | 35765 | 35860 | 1437.43 | 0.65 | 303 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 19, 20:14 | 42177 | 0.0012 | 35749 | 35849 | 1436.73 | 0.66 | 287 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 22, 20:05 | 42167 | 0.0008 | 35754 | 35824 | 1436.22 | 0.67 | 296 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 23, 09:29 | 42162 | 0.0008 | 35748 | 35818 | 1435.93 | 0.67 | 286 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 29, 20:44 | 42165 | 0.0007 | 35756 | 35818 | 1436.12 | 0.68 | 286 | 20° east | | 2023 Apr 14, 15:40 | 42165 | 0.0007 | 35757 | 35817 | 1436.12 | 0.72 | 290 | 20° east | | 2023 Apr 15, 04:20 | 42157 | 0.0009 | 35742 | 35817 | 1435.72 | 0.73 | 290 | 20° east | | 2023 Apr 16, 06:31 | 42141 | 0.0001 | 35758 | 35768 | 1434.90 | 0.73 | 121 | 20° east | | 2023 Apr 16, 22:05 | 42121 | 0.0001 | 35741 | 35746 | 1433.88 | 0.73 | 276 | 21° east | | 2023 Jun 08, 13:47 | 42073 | 0.0000 | 35694 | 35696 | 1431.40 | 0.87 | 144 | 54° east | | 2023 Jun 09, 21:42 | 41977 | 0.0023 | 35503 | 35695 | 1426.53 | 0.87 | 77 | 56° east | | 2023 Jul 02, 15:44 | 42095 | 0.0002 | 35706 | 35726 | 1432.51 | 0.93 | 85 | 106° east | | 2023 Jul 10, 21:23 | 42116 | 0.0000 | 35737 | 35739 | 1433.60 | 0.95 | 301 | 113° east | | 2023 Oct 04, 22:52 | 42114 | 0.0006 | 35711 | 35761 | 1433.50 | 1.17 | 151 | 168° east | | 2023 Oct 05, 14:13 | 42094 | 0.0008 | 35680 | 35752 | 1432.48 | 1.17 | 119 | 169° east | | 2023 Oct 11, 18:07 | 42161 | 0.0008 | 35750 | 35815 | 1435.90 | 1.19 | 300 | 174° east | | 2023 Oct 12, 15:22 | 42197 | 0.0001 | 35815 | 35823 | 1437.75 | 1.18 | 108 | 174° east | | 2023 Oct 19, 12:42 | 42180 | 0.0003 | 35789 | 35815 | 1436.89 | 1.20 | 309 | 171° east | | 2023 Oct 19, 19:31 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.11 | 1.20 | 90 | 171° east | | 2023 Dec 04, 22:41 | 42210 | 0.0000 | 35831 | 35833 | 1438.42 | 1.33 | 15 | 171° east | | | unidentified object 2023-002C 55180 |
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Separated from Shijian 23 on January 16 at around 21:30 UTC. A similar item accompanied Shijian 21 (49330/2021-094A) and was used as a practice rendezvous target. May be the propulsion stage that transferred Shijian 23 to GEO drift orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jan 19, 06:22 | 42422 | 0.0002 | 36036 | 36051 | 1449.24 | 0.50 | 291 | 146° east | | | CZ 7A upper stage 2023-002B 55132 |
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Launched Shijian 23. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 09, 08:02 | 23516 | 0.7225 | 149 | 34126 | 598.13 | 16.44 | 179 | | | |
2023-003 Ceres 1
(Gushenxing 1 Y-5) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jan 9, 05:04 | Science & Technology 1 2023-003A 55133 |
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Payload includes an Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 09, 20:47 | 6881 | 0.0012 | 495 | 511 | 94.68 | 97.27 | 293 | 11:23 | | 2023 Jan 11, 23:37 | 6887 | 0.0008 | 503 | 514 | 94.79 | 97.27 | 255 | 11:23 | | 2023 Jan 13, 05:18 | 6892 | 0.0006 | 510 | 519 | 94.91 | 97.27 | 249 | 11:23 | | 2023 Mar 07, 04:51 | 6884 | 0.0006 | 502 | 511 | 94.74 | 97.27 | 64 | 11:17 | | 2023 Mar 10, 11:42 | 6901 | 0.0004 | 520 | 526 | 95.09 | 97.26 | 178 | 11:17 | | 2023 Mar 17, 07:25 | 6905 | 0.0005 | 524 | 530 | 95.17 | 97.26 | 40 | 11:16 | | | Tianmu 1-01 2023-003C 55135 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 09, 13:02 | 6881 | 0.0012 | 494 | 511 | 94.67 | 97.28 | 296 | 11:23 | | 2023 Jul 19, 19:38 | 6881 | 0.0007 | 498 | 507 | 94.67 | 97.26 | 351 | 11:08 | | | Tianmu 1-02 2023-003E 55137 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jan 09, 20:44 | 6880 | 0.0012 | 494 | 511 | 94.66 | 97.27 | 298 | 11:23 | | 2023 Jul 19, 20:25 | 6881 | 0.0008 | 497 | 509 | 94.67 | 97.26 | 320 | 11:07 | | | Nantong Zhongxue 2023-003xx |
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Student satellite from Nantong Middle School, China. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 09, 11:28 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 492 | 511 | 94.65 | 97.27 | 294 | | | | |
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Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Part of the planned 38 satellite Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 09, 11:28 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 492 | 511 | 94.65 | 97.27 | 294 | | | | Ceres 1 fourth stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 9 Life <1 day
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Launched cluster of five satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-004 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jan 9, 22:50 | OneWeb 0532 2023-004A 55140 |
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Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb.
One of 40 similar satellites carried on this launch, all initially in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 10, 05:45 | 6983 | 0.0002 | 603 | 606 | 96.78 | 86.50 | 128 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 9 Life <1 day
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Launched forty OneWeb satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-F01 - failed to reach orbit LauncherOne Boeing 747, Atlantic Ocean SW of Ireland | 2023 Jan 9, 23:10 | |
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Carried on first Virgin Orbit launch from Europe. Carrier aircraft took off from Newquay, Cornwall UK. Lost when launcher second stage failed to perform to expectation. |
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2023-F02 - failed to reach orbit ABL RS1 Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska | 2023 Jan 10, 23:27 | |
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6U Cubesat - one of a pair of satellites owned by Varisat LLC on first orbital launch attempt by ABL Space Systems. Carries a payload to test inter-satellite radio communications. Aimed at 200 - 350 km, 87° orbit. Destroyed when launch vehicle first stage shut down a few seconds after lift-off and it fell back onto the launch pad. |
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6U Cubesat - one of a pair of satellites owned by Varisat LLC on first orbital launch attempt by ABL Space Systems. Carries a payload to test inter-satellite radio communications. Aimed at 200 - 350 km, 87° orbit. Destroyed when launch vehicle first stage shut down a few seconds after lift-off and it fell back onto the launch pad. |
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2023-005 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Jan 12, 18:10 | APStar 6E (Asia Pacific Satellite 6E) 2023-005A 55239 |
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Commercial comsat owned by APT Mobile SatCom to provide to provide high-bandwidth satellite broadband telecommunications services for airborne, shipborne and other mobile applications. Launched initially to low orbit but main engine of attached propulsion unit failed to fire so early orbit raising to GTO used repeated firings of the module's low-thrust engines until Jan 21. The propulsion unit separated from Apstar Jan 23. Orbit raised continued slowly using Apstar's onboard electric propulsion system. For more than eight from 2023 March to November, Space-Track issued no orbit data because of human error in cataloguing it. A further error by Space-Track 2023 December resulted in data again ceasing to be published with nothing further until 2024 June when it 're-appeared' at its GEO location.. Expected location - 134° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jan 13, 08:12 | 6813 | 0.0303 | 229 | 641 | 93.28 | 28.51 | 94 | | | 2023 Jan 17, 12:38 | 7895 | 0.1015 | 716 | 2318 | 116.36 | 28.50 | 104 | | | 2023 Jan 19, 03:39 | 8795 | 0.1873 | 770 | 4064 | 136.82 | 28.23 | 117 | | | 2023 Jan 21, 10:42 | 10289 | 0.2979 | 846 | 6977 | 173.12 | 28.51 | 121 | | | 2023 Jan 28, 07:15 | 10634 | 0.2677 | 1409 | 7103 | 181.89 | 28.71 | 145 | | | 2023 Feb 05, 02:31 | 11063 | 0.2412 | 2016 | 7354 | 193.01 | 28.51 | 161 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 05:26 | 11297 | 0.2298 | 2323 | 7515 | 199.16 | 28.53 | 176 | | | 2023 Feb 19, 04:48 | 11997 | 0.2093 | 3107 | 8130 | 217.95 | 28.46 | 188 | | | 2023 Feb 26, 00:23 | 12429 | 0.1868 | 3729 | 8372 | 229.82 | 28.46 | 198 | | | 2023 Mar 05, 04:54 | 13260 | 0.1887 | 4380 | 9383 | 253.26 | 28.66 | 208 | | | 2023 Mar 11, 13:49 | 13591 | 0.1616 | 5017 | 9409 | 262.82 | 28.53 | 213 | | | 2023 Mar 17, 04:27 | 13983 | 0.1606 | 5360 | 9850 | 274.26 | 28.80 | 226 | | | 2023 Nov 21, 15:28 | 32276 | 0.0958 | 22806 | 28991 | 961.80 | 13.78 | 255 | | | 2023 Nov 27, 14:58 | 32506 | 0.0923 | 23127 | 29128 | 972.08 | 13.50 | 255 | | | 2024 Jun 10, 16:06 | 42166 | 0.0009 | 35750 | 35826 | 1436.16 | 0.08 | 241 | 135° east | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-005B 55240 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 7 Life 26 days
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Launched APStar 6E and attached propulsion module. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 13, 02:28 | 6723 | 0.0207 | 206 | 485 | 91.44 | 28.51 | 112 | | | | APStar 6E propulsion module 2023-005C 55447 |
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Intended to propel APStar 6E towards GEO. A fault prevented use of its main engine nozzle but, up to January 23, orbit raising continued by use of its low-thrust nozzles. Reportedly separated from APStar 6E January 23 at 13:31 UTC. Its first measured orbit indicates that perigee was lowered after it departed from Apstar 6E. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 01, 06:39 | 10923 | 0.2303 | 2030 | 7060 | 189.35 | 28.66 | 154 | | | |
2023-006 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jan 13, 07:00 | Shiyan 22A (Test 22A) 2023-006A 55242 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jun 28 Life 532 days
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Small satellite carrying an unspecified demonstration payload, one of a pair carried on the same launch as Yaogan 37. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 13, 15:01 | 6894 | 0.0011 | 508 | 523 | 94.94 | 43.20 | 287 | | | | Shiyan 22B (Test 22B) 2023-006B 55243 |
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Small satellite carrying an unspecified demonstration payload, one of a pair carried on the same launch as Yaogan 37. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 13, 15:01 | 6894 | 0.0010 | 509 | 523 | 94.94 | 43.20 | 287 | | | | |
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Chinese photographic or electronic reconnaissance satellite. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 13, 16:33 | 6896 | 0.0007 | 513 | 523 | 94.98 | 43.20 | 270 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:58 | 6894 | 0.0004 | 513 | 519 | 94.94 | 43.20 | 110 | | | | CZ 2D second stage 2023-006D 55245 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 17 Life 400 days
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Launched Yaogan 37, Shiyan 22A and Shiyan 22B. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 13, 16:32 | 6896 | 0.0008 | 512 | 523 | 94.98 | 43.20 | 277 | | | |
2023-007 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Jan 15, 03:14 | |
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Communications test/demonstrator satellite from the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | Golden Bauhinia 3 (Jinzijing 3) 2023-007xx |
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Satellite from the Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group for a constellation of 165 LEO remote sensing satellites equipped with optical and radar imagers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | Golden Bauhinia 4 (Jinzijing 4) 2023-007xx |
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Satellite from the Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group for a constellation of 165 LEO remote sensing satellites equipped with optical and radar imagers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | Golden Bauhinia 6 (Jinzijing 6) 2023-007xx |
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Satellite from the Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group for a constellation of 165 LEO remote sensing satellites equipped with optical and radar imagers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D 34 (Jilin-1 GF3D 34) 2023-007xx |
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | Luojia-3 01 (Shuangqing 1) 2023-007xx |
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Small satellite equipped with an imaging system and an intelligent processing system to prepare data before transmission to the ground. Also equipped with a (probably laser) communications system to provide links to other satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Small satellite equipped with an Earth imaging system. Also carries a laser communications system for satellite to satellite links with the earlier-launched Qilu 1 (2021-033 launch). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Small satellite equipped with an Earth imaging system. Also carries a laser communications system for satellite to satellite links with the earlier-launched Qilu 1 (2021-033 launch). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Software defined satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, carrying an Earth imaging system. The software is capable of modifying how the imaging system operates and processing data onboard before transmitting it to the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Small satellite with an infrared detector, unclear whether it's for Earth observation or for astronomy. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | |
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Small satellite with an infrared detector, unclear whether it's for Earth observation or for astronomy. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.38 | 283 | 10:21 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 15 Life <1 day
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Launched fourteen small satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-008 Falcon Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Jan 15, 22:56 | USA 342 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM 2, CBAS 2) 2023-008A 55263 |
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Primary payload of the USSF-67 mission. US military comsat to supplement the fixed comsat network and provide specialised comms to US armed forces in the field. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 16, ~05:00 UTC. Aimed at an unannounced geosynchronous location. The first orbit listed is based on information provided by Space-Track and SpaceX. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jan 16, 05:00 | 41603 | 0.0006 | 35199 | 35251 | 1407.50 | 0.06 | 0 | 115° east | | 2023 Jan 18, 21:30 | 41635 | 0.0002 | 35248 | 35265 | 1409.11 | 0.05 | 262 | 130° east | | 2023 Jan 31, 12:51 | 41813 | 0.0003 | 35420 | 35449 | 1418.15 | 0.04 | 6 | 146° west | | 2023 Feb 03, 13:41 | 41934 | 0.0009 | 35520 | 35592 | 1424.35 | 0.02 | 60 | 136° west | | 2023 Feb 06, 12:00 | 42131 | 0.0003 | 35740 | 35766 | 1434.38 | 0.01 | 164 | 131° west | | 2023 Feb 09, 23:58 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35794 | 1436.05 | 0.02 | 20 | 130° west | | | LDPE 3A (Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter) 2023-008B 55264 |
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Secondary satellite carried on the USSF-67 mission. Platform built by Northrop Grumman carrying five USSF payloads and possible payloads from other US government/military agencies. Payloads include two small satellites - WASSAT and Catcher. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 16, ~05:00 UTC. Orbital data not available for the period prior to March 28 but the initial orbit parameters can be derived from published Space-Track data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 41628 | 0.0000 | 35248 | 35251 | 1408.74 | 0.20 | 262 | | | 2023 Mar 28, 14:55 | 41972 | 0.0001 | 35592 | 35597 | 1426.29 | 0.10 | 132 | | | 2023 Apr 19, 20:34 | 42351 | 0.0001 | 35970 | 35976 | 1445.63 | 0.16 | 318 | | | 2023 May 21, 21:17 | 42279 | 0.0001 | 35899 | 35903 | 1441.95 | 0.24 | 77 | | | | Falcon 9 third stage 2023-008C 55265 |
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Launched USSF-67 mission. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | |
2023-009 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jan 18, 12:24 | USA 343 (GPS IIIA SV06) 2023-009A 55268 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. Released from launch vehicle at 13:53 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 18, 15:07 | 16655 | 0.5936 | 391 | 20162 | 356.51 | 55.01 | 270 | | | 2023 Jan 31, 17:31 | 26559 | 0.0008 | 20160 | 20202 | 717.92 | 55.08 | 100 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 343. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite, about seven hours or 1.5 circuits of the Earth. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-010 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-4) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jan 19, 15:43 | Starlink 5277 2023-010A 55269 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty one LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 16:13 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 24, 16:00 | 6668 | 0.0039 | 264 | 316 | 90.32 | 70.00 | 164 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched fifty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-011 Electron (Virginia Is For Launch Lovers) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Wallops Island | 2023 Jan 24, 23:00 | Hawk 6B (Cluster 6 #2) 2023-011A 55324 |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:57 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 25, 10:32 | 6929 | 0.0003 | 549 | 553 | 95.67 | 40.51 | 253 | | | | Hawk 6C (Cluster 6 #3) 2023-011C 55326 |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:57 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 25, 10:29 | 6928 | 0.0001 | 550 | 551 | 95.65 | 40.51 | 212 | | | | Hawk 6A (Cluster 6 #1) 2023-011D 55327 |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:57 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 25, 10:29 | 6928 | 0.0003 | 547 | 552 | 95.64 | 40.51 | 220 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-011B 55325 |
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Launched 3x Hawk satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 25, 10:30 | 6929 | 0.0002 | 549 | 552 | 95.66 | 40.51 | 196 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-011E 55328 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 27 Life 123 days
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Launched 3x Hawk satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 25, 10:14 | 6822 | 0.0174 | 325 | 563 | 93.46 | 40.53 | 125 | | | |
2023-012 H-IIA 202 (F-46) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2023 Jan 26, 01:50 | IGS 15 (IGS Radar 7) 2023-012A 55329 |
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Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military radar imaging reconnaissance satellite. Orbit info based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Apr 10, 20:36 | 6857 | 0.0002 | 477 | 480 | 94.17 | 97.27 | 248 | 10:40 | | | H-IIA upper stage 2023-012B 55330 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 7 Life 620 days
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Launched IGS 15. Orbit info based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 10, 22:20 | 6907 | 0.0075 | 477 | 581 | 95.21 | 97.66 | 139 | | | |
2023-013 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-2) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jan 26, 09:32 | Starlink 5492 2023-013A 55331 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 09:50 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 31, 18:00 | 6671 | 0.0044 | 264 | 322 | 90.38 | 43.00 | 191 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 26 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-014 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-6) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jan 31, 16:15 | Starlink 5077 2023-014A 55391 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty nine LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 17:32 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 07, 16:00 | 6730 | 0.0003 | 350 | 354 | 91.58 | 70.01 | 272 | | | | ION SCV-009 (Eclectic Elena) 2023-014BC 55441 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 14 Life 379 days
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit, carrying four hosted payloads. Released from launch vehicle at 17:12 UTC.
Hosted payloads:
ADEO-N3 - an autonomous braking sail, with area 5 sq metres, developed by Munich-based space company HPS designed to help deorbit satellites in LEO (up to 900 km),
NEA Payload Release Ring (PRR) - from MEA Electronics, a subsidiary of the Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, as a demonstrator of its system for deployment of payloads/spacecraft from a launch vehicle or orbital transfer vehicle:
simulated satellite (55446/2023-014BH) released February 8.
Bunny - an onboard computer developed in-house by the students of the Spacecraft Team of the Swiss Institute École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),
SD-1 - a memorial payload from StardustMe consisting of a batch of aluminum machined capsules, each carrying one gramme of human cremated ashes from an inividual. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 07, 14:53 | 6708 | 0.0008 | 324 | 335 | 91.12 | 70.01 | 246 | | | 2023 Feb 10, 02:07 | 6705 | 0.0008 | 322 | 332 | 91.07 | 70.01 | 241 | | | 2023 Feb 10, 14:16 | 6717 | 0.0021 | 325 | 353 | 91.31 | 70.01 | 318 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:22 | 6729 | 0.0034 | 328 | 373 | 91.55 | 70.01 | 328 | | | 2023 Feb 14, 20:56 | 6739 | 0.0050 | 327 | 395 | 91.77 | 70.01 | 330 | | | 2023 Mar 17, 09:52 | 6772 | 0.0002 | 393 | 396 | 92.44 | 70.01 | 286 | | | | NEA simulated payload mass 2023-014BH 55446 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 10 Life 130 days
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Separated from the NEA Electronics Payload Release Ring hosted aboard ION SCV-009 on February 8 - as a test of its mechanism. NEA is owned by the Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 22, 11:35 | 6701 | 0.0007 | 318 | 327 | 90.97 | 70.01 | 217 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched forty nine Starlink satellites and D-Orbit's transfer vehicle ION SCV009. Caused to re-enter above the Atlantic/Indian Ocean boundary after releasing satellites around 18:15-18:30 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-015 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-3) Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Feb 2, 07:58 | Starlink 5699 2023-015A 55449 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:02 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 2 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean at about 10:05 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-016 Proton-M + Blok DM3 Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 Feb 5, 09:12 | Elektro-L №4 2023-016A 55506 |
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Second generation Russian geosynchronous metsat providing a multispectral image of the complete visible hemisphere every 30 minutes with the interval increased to 15 minutes to cope with emergencies. The satellite also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue system receiver. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:40 UTC. Expected location - 165°.8 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Feb 06, 17:42 | 41819 | 0.0015 | 35379 | 35502 | 1418.45 | 0.56 | 239 | 97° east | | 2023 Feb 21, 17:37 | 42041 | 0.0037 | 35507 | 35820 | 1429.79 | 0.52 | 50 | 151° east | | 2023 Mar 03, 02:17 | 42150 | 0.0012 | 35723 | 35821 | 1435.34 | 0.50 | 51 | 165° east | | 2023 Mar 07, 01:59 | 42162 | 0.0009 | 35746 | 35822 | 1435.95 | 0.49 | 54 | 166° east | | 2023 Mar 08, 12:40 | 42164 | 0.0008 | 35752 | 35820 | 1436.07 | 0.49 | 51 | 166° east | | 2023 Apr 06, 00:00 | 42159 | 0.0004 | 35764 | 35797 | 1435.79 | 0.42 | 56 | 166° east | | 2023 Apr 07, 23:52 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.12 | 0.41 | 42 | 166° east | | | Blok DM-03 rocket stage 2023-016B 55507 |
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Launched Elektro-L №4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 06, 18:04 | 41357 | 0.0098 | 34576 | 35382 | 1395.04 | 0.44 | 29 | | | |
2023-017 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Feb 7, 01:32 | Amazonas Nexus 2023-017A 55508 |
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High throughput serving North, South and Central America, and the Atlantic Ocean region - supplementing the service through Amazonas 2 (35942/2009-054A). Released from launch vehicle at 02:07 UTC. Expected location - 61° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Feb 07, 21:36 | 36281 | 0.8149 | 338 | 59467 | 1146.25 | 25.05 | 178 | | | 2023 Feb 24, 07:20 | 39983 | 0.7745 | 2638 | 64572 | 1326.08 | 18.90 | 183 | | | 2023 Feb 27, 02:09 | 40854 | 0.7649 | 3226 | 65726 | 1369.67 | 17.60 | 184 | | | 2023 Feb 28, 00:48 | 41183 | 0.7613 | 3452 | 66157 | 1386.22 | 17.14 | 184 | | | 2023 Mar 07, 18:00 | 43699 | 0.7370 | 5113 | 69529 | 1515.21 | 14.30 | 185 | | | 2023 Mar 15, 12:52 | 44559 | 0.6870 | 7569 | 68793 | 1560.15 | 11.34 | 187 | | | 2023 Mar 22, 01:54 | 45045 | 0.6403 | 9823 | 67510 | 1585.72 | 9.03 | 187 | | | 2023 Mar 29, 19:57 | 45398 | 0.5819 | 12603 | 65437 | 1604.40 | 7.01 | 188 | | | 2023 Apr 05, 01:37 | 45080 | 0.5326 | 14693 | 62710 | 1587.58 | 5.84 | 189 | | | 2023 Apr 13, 09:36 | 42660 | 0.4972 | 15073 | 57491 | 1461.48 | 4.40 | 184 | | | 2023 Apr 19, 00:41 | 45568 | 0.4061 | 20686 | 57694 | 1613.45 | 3.41 | 189 | | | 2023 Apr 25, 19:12 | 45212 | 0.3504 | 22990 | 54676 | 1594.53 | 2.71 | 188 | | | 2023 May 01, 06:43 | 44832 | 0.2860 | 25633 | 51275 | 1574.51 | 2.07 | 189 | | | 2023 May 08, 18:16 | 44112 | 0.2074 | 28586 | 46882 | 1536.71 | 1.43 | 190 | | | 2023 May 15, 14:32 | 43441 | 0.1319 | 31332 | 42794 | 1501.79 | 0.91 | 190 | | | 2023 May 30, 18:54 | 42163 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35789 | 1436.03 | 0.04 | 26 | 59° west | | 2023 Jun 08, 09:32 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.03 | 72 | 59° west | | 2023 Jul 03, 16:36 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35788 | 35789 | 1436.18 | 0.03 | 194 | 59° west | | 2023 Jul 04, 11:31 | 42193 | 0.0006 | 35788 | 35841 | 1437.54 | 0.03 | 215 | 59° west | | 2023 Jul 07, 08:24 | 42170 | 0.0008 | 35760 | 35824 | 1436.38 | 0.03 | 16 | 61° west | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-017B 55509 |
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Launched Amazonas Nexus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 07, 21:36 | 36377 | 0.8154 | 336 | 59661 | 1150.78 | 25.06 | 178 | | | |
2023-018 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 Feb 9, 06:15 | Progress MS-22 (Progress 7K-MS №452) 2023-018A 55560 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 21 Life 193 days
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Supplies to ISS. Docked with aft port of Zvezda Feb 11 at 08:45 UTC. Initial orbit was similar to rocket stage. Undocked August 20 at 23:49 UTC. Retrofire August 21 at 02:58 UTC above central Asia led to destructive re-entry with any surviving debris hitting the surface of the southern Pacific Ocean around 03:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 09, 15:01 | 6671 | 0.0033 | 271 | 314 | 90.37 | 51.64 | 322 | | | 2023 Feb 10, 22:37 | 6674 | 0.0031 | 275 | 316 | 90.43 | 51.65 | 326 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 12:43 | 6795 | 0.0009 | 411 | 423 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 339 | | | 2023 Aug 20, 23:59 | 6796 | 0.0004 | 416 | 421 | 92.93 | 51.64 | 331 | | | | Soyuz third stage 2023-018B 55561 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 11 Life 2 days
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Launched Progress MS-22. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 09, 10:49 | 6580 | 0.0026 | 185 | 219 | 88.53 | 51.66 | 74 | | | |
2023-019 SSLV + VTM (SSLV D-2) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Feb 10, 03:48 | EOS 07 (Earth Observation Satellite 7) 2023-019A 55562 |
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Experimental optical remote sensing satellie from India developed in a short space of time to demonstrate rapid launch on demand ability. Replacement for EOS 2 - lost in a 2022 launch failure. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:01 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 10, 11:31 | 6823 | 0.0008 | 439 | 450 | 93.48 | 37.18 | 320 | | | | AzaadiSat 2 2023-019B 55563 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 5 Life 298 days
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8U Cubesat - carrying multiple experiments provided by female students at schools across India under the 'Space Kidz India' initiative. Includes an amateur radio payload. Replaces an earlier satellite lost when its launch vehicle failed 2022. Separated from VTM at 15:03 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 11, 04:29 | 6819 | 0.0013 | 433 | 450 | 93.40 | 37.18 | 345 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 29 Life 139 days
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6U Cubesat from US company Antaris as a demonstrator of its software configured payload - includes a broadband messaging system, a laser communication system and a machine learning module. Separated from VTM at 15:02 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 15, 18:24 | 6818 | 0.0012 | 432 | 448 | 93.38 | 37.18 | 30 | | | | SSLV third stage 2023-019D 55565 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 21 Life 314 days
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Launched EOS 07 and two other satellites. Perigee lowered after VTM separation then disintegrated later the same day. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 10, 09:23 | 6802 | 0.0041 | 397 | 452 | 93.06 | 37.19 | 339 | | | | VTM rocket stage (Velocity Trimming Module) 2023-019E 55566 |
Re-entered - 2024 May 15 Life 460 days
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Launched EOS 07 and two other satellites. Conducted test manoeuvres after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6819 | 0.0009 | 435 | 447 | 93.40 | 37.20 | 344 | | | 2023 Feb 10, 06:30 | 6797 | 0.0047 | 387 | 451 | 92.95 | 37.19 | 340 | | | 2023 Feb 10, 14:01 | 6796 | 0.0049 | 385 | 451 | 92.94 | 37.20 | 342 | | | 2023 Feb 15, 12:59 | 6787 | 0.0046 | 378 | 440 | 92.75 | 37.20 | 28 | | | 2023 Feb 15, 20:48 | 6794 | 0.0050 | 382 | 450 | 92.89 | 37.90 | 55 | | | |
2023-020 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-4) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Feb 12, 05:10 | Starlink 5749 2023-020A 55569 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty five LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:13 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 14, 20:00 | 6699 | 0.0020 | 308 | 334 | 90.95 | 43.00 | 314 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 12 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty five Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 07:15 UTC, after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-021 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-5) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Feb 17, 19:12 | Starlink 5484 2023-021A 55628 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty one LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at about 19:31 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 22, 16:00 | 6668 | 0.0038 | 265 | 315 | 90.31 | 70.00 | 163 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 17 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after their release. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-022 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Feb 18, 03:59 | Inmarsat 6 F2 (GX-6B) 2023-022A 55683 |
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New generation, dual band, high capacity comsat providing services to the Indian Ocean region. Released from launch vehicle at 04:31 UTC. Orbit raising to GEO using near-continuous low thrust ceased 2023 August 15 and was followed by a statement from owner Viasat that there had been an onboard power failure. Expected location 28° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Feb 21, 23:07 | 27368 | 0.7528 | 387 | 41593 | 750.98 | 26.98 | 167 | | | 2023 Mar 04, 01:21 | 27404 | 0.7525 | 403 | 41649 | 752.47 | 26.87 | 172 | | | 2023 Mar 10, 22:15 | 27907 | 0.7443 | 759 | 42300 | 773.28 | 25.38 | 175 | | | 2023 Mar 20, 05:02 | 28664 | 0.7315 | 1318 | 43254 | 804.94 | 23.29 | 178 | | | 2023 Mar 27, 16:12 | 29250 | 0.7188 | 1848 | 43895 | 829.73 | 21.79 | 181 | | | 2023 Apr 03, 18:05 | 29861 | 0.7081 | 2339 | 44627 | 855.89 | 20.23 | 183 | | | 2023 Apr 12, 15:40 | 30650 | 0.6936 | 3014 | 45529 | 890.02 | 18.42 | 185 | | | 2023 Apr 17, 15:52 | 31110 | 0.6836 | 3463 | 46000 | 910.13 | 17.47 | 187 | | | 2023 Apr 23, 18:44 | 31666 | 0.6723 | 3999 | 46577 | 934.65 | 16.54 | 188 | | | 2023 May 01, 15:57 | 32494 | 0.6557 | 4811 | 47421 | 971.54 | 14.91 | 190 | | | 2023 May 09, 19:54 | 33337 | 0.6385 | 5675 | 48242 | 1009.59 | 13.58 | 192 | | | 2023 May 15, 15:56 | 34442 | 0.6284 | 6420 | 49709 | 1060.22 | 12.87 | 193 | | | 2023 Jun 05, 07:12 | 36648 | 0.5842 | 8862 | 51678 | 1163.68 | 10.73 | 164 | | | 2023 Jun 12, 16:46 | 36791 | 0.5447 | 10373 | 50453 | 1170.50 | 8.81 | 199 | | | 2023 Jun 20, 02:32 | 36463 | 0.5475 | 10123 | 50048 | 1154.90 | 8.01 | 194 | | | 2023 Jun 27, 18:58 | 38150 | 0.4941 | 12922 | 50622 | 1235.97 | 7.13 | 202 | | | 2023 Jul 03, 15:11 | 38667 | 0.4721 | 14036 | 50542 | 1261.17 | 6.52 | 203 | | | 2023 Jul 10, 09:12 | 38019 | 0.4899 | 13017 | 50266 | 1229.60 | 5.20 | 213 | | | 2023 Jul 17, 01:44 | 39746 | 0.4223 | 16583 | 50152 | 1314.30 | 5.27 | 205 | | | 2023 Jul 26, 00:00 | 40566 | 0.3861 | 18525 | 49850 | 1355.19 | 4.67 | 208 | | | 2023 Jul 31, 17:53 | 41021 | 0.3624 | 19778 | 49508 | 1378.06 | 4.23 | 29 | | | 2023 Aug 07, 19:58 | 41563 | 0.3315 | 21408 | 48961 | 1405.45 | 3.73 | 31 | | | 2023 Aug 15, 13:53 | 41971 | 0.2984 | 23068 | 48117 | 1426.20 | 3.27 | 211 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2021-022B 55684 |
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Launched Inmarsat 6 F2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 21, 22:11 | 27319 | 0.7585 | 219 | 41664 | 748.97 | 27.01 | 167 | | | |
2023-023 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Feb 23, 11:49 | Zhongxing 26 (Chinasat 26) 2023-023A 55686 |
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Communications satellite described as carrying high-quality voice, data and radio and TV transmissions and China's first high-throughput satellite with a capacity of more than 100 Gbps. Serves mainland China. Moved to geosynchronous drift orbit probably February 23 or February 24. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Feb 23, 14:18 | 24386 | 0.7292 | 226 | 35789 | 631.63 | 27.87 | 179 | | | 2023 Mar 03, 17:21 | 42186 | 0.0006 | 35780 | 35835 | 1437.17 | 0.02 | 77 | 125° east | | 2023 Mar 05, 12:19 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35775 | 35796 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 11 | 125° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2023-023B 55687 |
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Launched Zhongxing 26. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 23, 16:52 | 23703 | 0.7227 | 195 | 34455 | 605.30 | 27.85 | 179 | | | |
2023-024 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 Feb 24, 00:24 | Soyuz MS-23 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 754) 2023-024A 55688 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 27 Life 215 days
Returned to Earth |
Replacement crew vehicle to ISS as substitute for the damaged Soyuz MS-22. Separated from launch vehicle at 00:33 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module February 26 at 00:58 UTC, three minutes ahead of schedule. Undocked carrying original Soyuz MS-22 crew Apr 6 at 08:44:55 UTC and docked with the Prichal module at 09:21:44. The manoeuvre was to simplify access to open space for future EVAs. Undocked Sep 27 at 07:54 UTC carrying Soyuz MS-22 crew - Sergey Prokovyev (commander) and Dmitri Petelin (both Roscosmos) and Frank Rubio (NASA). Retro-fire at 09:24 UTC was followed by landing near Dzhezkazgan, Russia at 10:17 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 24, 04:58 | 6586 | 0.0022 | 193 | 222 | 88.65 | 51.64 | 71 | | | 2023 Feb 24, 10:33 | 6691 | 0.0023 | 298 | 328 | 90.79 | 51.64 | 344 | | | 2023 Feb 25, 08:02 | 6694 | 0.0026 | 298 | 333 | 90.84 | 51.63 | 348 | | | 2023 Feb 26, 13:41 | 6797 | 0.0006 | 415 | 422 | 92.94 | 51.64 | 31 | | | 2023 Sep 26, 07:30 | 6796 | 0.0006 | 414 | 422 | 92.92 | 51.64 | 63 | | | | Soyuz third stage 2023-024B 55689 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 26 Life 2 days
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Launched Soyuz MS-23. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 24, 09:06 | 6584 | 0.0021 | 191 | 220 | 88.60 | 51.66 | 61 | | | |
2023-025 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Feb 24, 04:01 | |
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Described as a remote sensing satellite but with no detail of the sensors carried, suggesting it is military/government in nature. Owned by Egypt and developed in co-operation with China using Chinese technology. The name of the god, Horus, can be translated as 'the one who is above'. One of a pair of satellites launched to matching LTDN, Horus 2 followed on March 13. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Feb 24, 11:56 | 6874 | 0.0011 | 488 | 503 | 94.53 | 97.47 | 248 | 10:21 | | 2023 Mar 01, 11:47 | 6875 | 0.0010 | 490 | 504 | 94.55 | 97.47 | 223 | 10:21 | | 2023 Mar 18, 15:11 | 6875 | 0.0015 | 486 | 507 | 94.55 | 97.47 | 158 | 10:22 | | 2023 Mar 19, 21:06 | 6875 | 0.0013 | 488 | 506 | 94.56 | 97.47 | 141 | 10:22 | | 2023 Nov 13, 04:06 | 6873 | 0.0007 | 490 | 500 | 94.52 | 97.45 | 91 | 10:30 | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-025B 55691 |
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Launched Horus 1. Orbit raised and inclination adjusted after satellite separation, possibly indicating that it carries instruments or sensors. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 24, 21:26 | 6892 | 0.0066 | 468 | 559 | 94.89 | 97.60 | 281 | | | |
2023-026 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-1) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Feb 27, 23:13 | Starlink 30053 2023-026A 55695 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jul 27 Life 516 days
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 19:41 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 01, 22:00 | 6748 | 0.0002 | 368 | 371 | 91.93 | 43.01 | 272 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 27 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink V2 satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-027 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Mar 2, 05:34 | SpaceX Dragon Crew 6 (Dragon Endeavour flight #4) 2023-027A 55740 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 4 Life 186 days
Returned to Earth |
Crew flight to ISS provided by SpaceX under contract to NASA. Crew members - Steven Owen (commander) & Warren Hoburg (both NASA), Andrei Fedyaev (Roscosmos) and Sultan Alneyadi of the UAE. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:46 UTC. Docked with the upward facing port of the Harmony module March 3 at 06:40 UTC. Undocked, carrying original crew, September 3 at 23:05 UTC. Retro-fire September 4 at 03:24 UTC led to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville, Florida at 04:17 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 02, 05:58 | 6579 | 0.0014 | 192 | 210 | 88.51 | 51.65 | 1 | | | 2023 Mar 02, 12:53 | 6660 | 0.0107 | 211 | 353 | 90.16 | 51.65 | 222 | | | 2023 Mar 02, 17:33 | 6786 | 0.0003 | 406 | 410 | 92.73 | 51.65 | 183 | | | 2023 Mar 03, 01:16 | 6787 | 0.0005 | 405 | 413 | 92.74 | 51.65 | 189 | | | 2023 Mar 03, 14:18 | 6796 | 0.0006 | 414 | 422 | 92.93 | 51.64 | 51 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched Crew Dragon 6. Caused to re-enter after releasing the spacecraft. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Crew Dragon trunk module 2023-027B 57799 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 4 Life 339 days
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Released from Dragon Crew 6 2023 September 4 at about 11:20 UTC prior to retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 06, 19:18 | 6783 | 0.0005 | 402 | 409 | 92.67 | 51.78 | 42 | | | |
2023-028 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-7) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Mar 3, 18:38 | Starlink 5592 2023-028A 55741 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty one LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at about 18:59 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 08, 20:00 | 6667 | 0.0033 | 267 | 312 | 90.30 | 70.00 | 165 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 3 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after their release. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-F03 - failed to reach orbit H-3 22S (TF-1) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2023 Mar 7, 01:37 | Daichi 3 (ALOS 3, Advanced Land Observation Satellite 3) |
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Japanese Earth imaging satellite aimed at LTDN 10:30, lost when launch vehicle second stage failed to ignite properly. Earlier launch attempt Jan 17 was called off after main engine ignition but before ignition of solid rocket boosters. |
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2023-029 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Mar 9, 19:13 | OneWeb 0530 2023-029A 55796 |
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Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb.
One of 40 similar satellites carried on this launch, all initially in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 13, 22:00 | 6972 | 0.0009 | 588 | 600 | 96.56 | 86.51 | 194 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 9 Life <1 day
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Launched forty OneWeb satellites. Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean around 21:00 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-030 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 9, 22:41 | |
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One of a pair of satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Second generation cartographic and imaging satellite using radar. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 10, 07:15 | 7262 | 0.0005 | 880 | 887 | 102.64 | 98.99 | 230 | 05:59 | | | |
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One of a pair of satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Second generation cartographic and imaging satellite using radar. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 10, 07:22 | 7261 | 0.0005 | 880 | 887 | 102.63 | 99.00 | 240 | 05:59 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2023-030C 55838 |
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Launched Tianhui 6A & 6B. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 10, 07:16 | 7199 | 0.0088 | 757 | 885 | 101.32 | 99.00 | 43 | | | |
2023-031 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 Mar 12, 23:13 | Luch 5Х (Olympus 2?) 2023-031A 55841 |
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Mission obscure but may be be a combined communications payload (Luch) for use by satellites in LEO, and an electronic intelligence gathering ELINT payload (Olympus) - possibly for the Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). May also carry a payload that provides a reference signal to increase navigational accuracy for GLONASS users. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Mar 14, 08:43 | 41921 | 0.0054 | 35316 | 35771 | 1423.68 | 0.26 | 197 | 57° east | | 2023 Mar 19, 07:21 | 41944 | 0.0050 | 35357 | 35774 | 1424.81 | 0.25 | 194 | 73° east | | 2023 Mar 21, 13:37 | 42055 | 0.0054 | 35448 | 35906 | 1430.49 | 0.25 | 195 | 78° east | | 2023 Mar 22, 15:18 | 42137 | 0.0050 | 35549 | 35970 | 1434.70 | 0.24 | 193 | 79° east | | 2023 Mar 23, 13:59 | 42172 | 0.0046 | 35599 | 35988 | 1436.46 | 0.23 | 194 | 79° east | | 2023 Mar 23, 16:46 | 42178 | 0.0046 | 35607 | 35992 | 1436.75 | 0.23 | 193 | 79° east | | 2023 Mar 27, 14:17 | 42310 | 0.0027 | 35816 | 36048 | 1443.55 | 0.17 | 199 | 75° east | | 2023 Apr 09, 14:07 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35789 | 1436.10 | 0.05 | 307 | 58° east | | 2023 May 03, 21:29 | 42247 | 0.0004 | 35852 | 35885 | 1440.30 | 0.05 | 114 | 57° east | | 2023 May 22, 22:57 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35788 | 1436.07 | 0.04 | 122 | 9° east | | | Briz-M rocket stage 2023-031B 55842 |
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Launched Luch 5X. Moved to graveyard orbit after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 16, 05:41 | 42538 | 0.0068 | 35871 | 36448 | 1455.19 | 0.29 | 151 | | | | Briz-M propellant tank 2023-031C 55843 |
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Discarded auxilliary propellant tank from Briz-M that launched Luch 5X. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 13, 15:37 | 24426 | 0.7233 | 381 | 35716 | 633.21 | 48.73 | 0 | | | |
2023-032 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 13, 04:02 | |
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Described as a remote sensing satellite but with no detail of the sensors carried, suggesting it is military/government in nature. Owned by Egypt and developed in co-operation with China using Chinese technology. Launched followed Horus 1 (launched February 24) to make a pair of satellites in orbits with similar LTDN. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 13, 07:02 | 6874 | 0.0010 | 489 | 502 | 94.52 | 97.47 | 264 | 10:21 | | 2023 Apr 27, 04:53 | 6870 | 0.0013 | 483 | 501 | 94.45 | 97.47 | 101 | 10:23 | | 2023 Apr 27, 11:26 | 6874 | 0.0008 | 490 | 501 | 94.52 | 97.47 | 105 | 10:23 | | 2023 Nov 13, 03:18 | 6873 | 0.0006 | 491 | 499 | 94.52 | 97.45 | 132 | 10:30 | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-032B 55845 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 19 Life 190 days
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Launched Horus 2. Orbit raised and inclination adjusted after satellite separation, possibly indicating that it carries instruments or sensors. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 13, 16:39 | 6909 | 0.0100 | 461 | 600 | 95.25 | 97.26 | 222 | | | |
2023-033 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Mar 15, 00:30 | SpaceX Dragon 2 CRS-27 2023-033A 55860 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 15 Life 31 days
Returned to Earth |
Carrying a cargo to/from the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Separated from launch vehicle at 00:42 UTC. Docked with the forward-facing port of the Harmony module of ISS Mar 16 at 11:31 UTC, about 20 minutes earlier than anticipated. Undocked 2023 Apr 15 at 15:05 UTC. retrofire at about at 20:08 UTC led to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 20:58 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 15, 00:54 | 6579 | 0.0011 | 194 | 208 | 88.51 | 51.64 | 10 | | | 2023 Mar 15, 03:50 | 6648 | 0.0089 | 210 | 329 | 89.91 | 51.65 | 230 | | | 2023 Mar 16, 05:28 | 6787 | 0.0003 | 407 | 412 | 92.75 | 51.64 | 106 | | | 2023 Mar 16, 08:47 | 6795 | 0.0006 | 413 | 421 | 92.90 | 51.65 | 106 | | | 2023 Mar 16, 10:23 | 6797 | 0.0006 | 415 | 423 | 92.95 | 51.64 | 97 | | | 2023 Apr 14, 19:41 | 6795 | 0.0006 | 413 | 422 | 92.92 | 51.64 | 193 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 15 Life <1 day
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Launched SpaceX Dragon 2 CRS-27. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 01:15 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Dragon 2 trunk module 2023-033B 56234 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 19 Life 65 days
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Separated from Dragon 2 CRS-27 2023 April 15 prior to retrofire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 16, 16:27 | 6711 | 0.0109 | 260 | 406 | 91.19 | 51.63 | 165 | | | |
2023-034 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 15, 11:41 | Shiyan 19 (Test 19) 2023-034A 55861 |
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Earth imaging satellite equipped with a radar imager. Probably a technology demonstrator. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 15, 14:40 | 6883 | 0.0014 | 495 | 515 | 94.72 | 97.46 | 284 | 18:00 | | | CZ 11 fourth stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 15 Life <1 day
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Launched Shiyan 19. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-035 Electron (Stronger Together) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Wallops Island | 2023 Mar 16, 22:38 | Capella 10 (Whitney 8) 2023-005B 55909 |
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Second generation satellite from Capella Space carrying Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle at 23:36 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 17, 14:40 | 6976 | 0.0004 | 595 | 600 | 96.64 | 44.01 | 246 | | | | Capella 9 (Whitney 7) 2023-005C 55910 |
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Second generation satellite from Capella Space carrying Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle at 23:36 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 17, 14:39 | 6976 | 0.0004 | 595 | 600 | 96.64 | 44.01 | 242 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-035A 55908 |
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Launched 2x Capella satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 17, 14:40 | 6977 | 0.0003 | 597 | 601 | 96.66 | 44.18 | 196 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-035D 55911 |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 22 Life 6 days
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Launched 2x Capella satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 17, 01:13 | 6618 | 0.0095 | 177 | 303 | 89.30 | 44.00 | 136 | | | |
2023-036 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Mar 17, 08:33 | Gaofen 13-02 2023-036A 55912 |
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Chinese optical remote sensing satellite. Probably moved to Geosynchronous Drift Orbit March 19 then 'lost' by Space-Track until Mar 31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Mar 17, 12:01 | 24379 | 0.7303 | 197 | 35805 | 631.38 | 28.51 | 180 | | | 2023 Mar 31, 13:03 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.11 | 3.03 | 303 | 147° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2023-036B 55913 |
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Launched Gaofen 13-02. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 17, 11:47 | 23646 | 0.7240 | 149 | 34387 | 603.11 | 28.49 | 179 | | | |
2023-037 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-8) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Mar 17, 19:26 | Starlink 5856 2023-037A 55914 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty two LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at about 18:59 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 22, 18:00 | 6667 | 0.0040 | 262 | 316 | 90.29 | 70.00 | 162 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 17 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after their release. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-038 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Mar 17, 23:38 | |
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One of a pair of simultaneously launched comsats from SES to provide services to the US. Separated from launch vehicle March 18 at 00:09 UTC. Expected location 103° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Mar 18, 20:34 | 16400 | 0.5923 | 309 | 19736 | 348.37 | 26.89 | 176 | | | 2023 Mar 20, 15:45 | 18061 | 0.6299 | 306 | 23060 | 402.61 | 26.80 | 179 | | | 2023 Mar 24, 00:56 | 24424 | 0.7241 | 360 | 35732 | 633.12 | 26.68 | 181 | | | 2023 Mar 24, 16:10 | 26566 | 0.5848 | 4653 | 35723 | 718.21 | 15.13 | 181 | | | 2023 Mar 28, 13:53 | 37083 | 0.1346 | 25715 | 35695 | 1184.47 | 1.92 | 184 | | | 2023 Mar 28, 22:35 | 40492 | 0.0395 | 32515 | 35712 | 1351.47 | 0.54 | 189 | | | 2023 Apr 02, 13:37 | 42159 | 0.0003 | 35768 | 35794 | 1435.81 | 0.08 | 343 | 141° west | | 2023 Apr 03, 15:15 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.11 | 0.08 | 29 | 141° west | | 2023 Apr 27, 13:07 | 42123 | 0.0009 | 35706 | 35784 | 1433.98 | 0.07 | 54 | 141° west | | 2023 May 01, 12:58 | 42094 | 0.0002 | 35709 | 35722 | 1432.46 | 0.06 | 38 | 137° west | | 2023 Jun 08, 16:45 | 42162 | 0.0000 | 35783 | 35784 | 1435.95 | 0.04 | 187 | 103° west | | 2023 Jun 09, 11:10 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35788 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 107 | 103° west | | | |
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One of a pair of simultaneously launched comsats from SES to provide services to the US. Separated from launch vehicle March 18 at 00:15 UTC. Expected location 135° west, alongside SES 22. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Mar 18, 18:40 | 16390 | 0.5921 | 308 | 19717 | 348.05 | 26.89 | 176 | | | 2023 Mar 20, 12:37 | 20336 | 0.6711 | 310 | 27605 | 481.00 | 26.65 | 178 | | | 2023 Mar 21, 18:42 | 23029 | 0.7092 | 319 | 32983 | 579.68 | 26.62 | 179 | | | 2023 Mar 24, 16:47 | 26360 | 0.5984 | 4207 | 35756 | 709.85 | 15.70 | 181 | | | 2023 Mar 28, 11:40 | 37382 | 0.1261 | 26291 | 35717 | 1198.84 | 1.80 | 184 | | | 2023 Mar 29, 13:03 | 40591 | 0.0372 | 32704 | 35721 | 1356.44 | 0.49 | 190 | | | 2023 Mar 30, 13:31 | 42107 | 0.0001 | 35724 | 35734 | 1433.16 | 0.09 | 34 | 145° west | | 2023 Apr 03, 14:47 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35784 | 35788 | 1436.09 | 0.08 | 333 | 143° west | | 2023 May 05, 08:53 | 42163 | 0.0000 | 35783 | 35786 | 1435.99 | 0.01 | 191 | 143° west | | 2023 May 07, 12:00 | 42117 | 0.0001 | 35734 | 35744 | 1433.65 | 0.01 | 205 | 141° west | | 2023 May 19, 15:53 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35794 | 1436.12 | 0.05 | 312 | 135° west | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-038C 55972 |
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Launched SES 18 and SES 19. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 18, 20:32 | 16385 | 0.5922 | 303 | 19710 | 347.88 | 26.90 | 176 | | | |
2023-039 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 22, 08:09 | Tianmu 1-03 2023-039A 55973 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 22, 12:06 | 6889 | 0.0010 | 503 | 517 | 94.83 | 97.42 | 255 | 15:30 | | 2023 Jul 19, 17:42 | 6886 | 0.0014 | 498 | 517 | 94.78 | 97.43 | 190 | 15:28 | | | Tianmu 1-04 2023-039B 55974 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 22, 15:14 | 6888 | 0.0011 | 502 | 517 | 94.82 | 97.41 | 261 | 15:30 | | 2023 Jul 19, 18:52 | 6886 | 0.0011 | 500 | 515 | 94.78 | 97.42 | 188 | 15:28 | | | Tianmu 1-05 2023-039C 55975 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 22, 15:13 | 6888 | 0.0010 | 502 | 516 | 94.81 | 97.41 | 260 | 15:30 | | 2023 Jul 19, 18:29 | 6886 | 0.0007 | 503 | 512 | 94.78 | 97.43 | 175 | 15:28 | | | Tianmu 1-06 2023-039D 55976 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 22, 15:13 | 6887 | 0.0010 | 501 | 516 | 94.79 | 97.41 | 263 | 15:30 | | 2023 Jul 19, 18:05 | 6886 | 0.0006 | 504 | 512 | 94.78 | 97.43 | 175 | 15:28 | | | Kuaizhou 11 second stage 2023-039E 55977 |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 23 Life 1 day
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Launched Tianmu 1 03 - Tianmu 1 06. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 22, 15:15 | 6675 | 0.0267 | 119 | 475 | 90.46 | 97.39 | 45 | | | |
2023-F04 - failed to reach orbit Terran 1 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Mar 23, 03:25 | |
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Instrumented rocket body aimed at ~28° inclination. Lost when it failed to ignite properly. |
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2023-040 Soyuz-2 1A Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2023 Mar 23, 06:40 | Cosmos 2567 (Bars-M №4) 2023-040A 55978 |
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Russian government optical imaging satellite for use in cartography. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 23, 11:32 | 6797 | 0.0119 | 338 | 500 | 92.95 | 97.64 | 72 | 22:23 | | 2023 Mar 24, 23:18 | 6799 | 0.0115 | 343 | 499 | 92.99 | 97.64 | 67 | 22:24 | | 2023 Mar 25, 22:25 | 6831 | 0.0067 | 408 | 499 | 93.65 | 97.64 | 63 | 22:24 | | 2023 Mar 31, 08:27 | 6880 | 0.0008 | 496 | 507 | 94.65 | 97.63 | 290 | 22:25 | | 2023 Nov 22, 02:47 | 6870 | 0.0012 | 484 | 500 | 94.45 | 97.61 | 167 | 22:52 | | 2023 Dec 21, 10:49 | 6869 | 0.0013 | 482 | 500 | 94.43 | 97.61 | 75 | 22:55 | | 2024 Feb 06, 03:19 | 6879 | 0.0006 | 497 | 505 | 94.64 | 97.61 | 257 | 23:01 | | 2024 Oct 31, 04:57 | 6867 | 0.0009 | 482 | 495 | 94.38 | 97.59 | 44 | 23:29 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2023-040B 55979 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 22 Life 244 days
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Launched Cosmos 2567. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 23, 10:19 | 6795 | 0.0118 | 337 | 498 | 92.92 | 97.65 | 72 | | | |
2023-041 Electron (The Beat Goes On) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2023 Mar 24, 09:14 | BlackSky 19 (Global 19) 2023-041B 55982 |
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Second Generation commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Released from kick stage at 10:11 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 25, 10:43 | 6831 | 0.0005 | 450 | 456 | 93.65 | 42.02 | 258 | | | | BlackSky 5 (Global 5) 2023-041C 55983 |
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Second Generation commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Released from kick stage at 10:11 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 24, 19:34 | 6829 | 0.0009 | 445 | 457 | 93.61 | 42.02 | 273 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-041D 55984 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 7 Life 14 days
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Launched 2x BlackSky satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 24, 22:33 | 6721 | 0.0154 | 240 | 446 | 91.40 | 41.97 | 19 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-041E 55985 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 1 Life 8 days
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Launched 2x BlackSky satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 24, 17:22 | 6690 | 0.0196 | 181 | 443 | 90.76 | 42.02 | 261 | | | |
2023-042 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-5) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Mar 24, 15:43 | Starlink 5905 2023-042A 55986 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:54 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 30, 16:00 | 6708 | 0.0007 | 326 | 335 | 91.13 | 43.00 | 317 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 24 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-043 LVM3 (M3) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 26, 03:30 | OneWeb 0537 2023-043A 56046 |
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Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb. Released from launch vehicle in nine batches of four, to avoid collisions, starting at 10:50 UTC.
One of 36 similar satellites carried on this launch, all initially in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 28, 16:00 | 6827 | 0.0011 | 441 | 457 | 93.57 | 87.42 | 266 | | | | LVM3 third stage 2023-043AN 56082 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jun 14 Life 446 days
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Launched 36 OneWeb satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 26, 04:45 | 6827 | 0.0011 | 441 | 457 | 93.57 | 87.47 | 246 | | | |
2023-044 Shavit 2 Palmachim AFB, Israel | 2023 Mar 28, 23:10 | |
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Israeli electro-optical (probably) reconnaissance satellite to monitor the Middle East from highly retrograde orbit. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Shavit fourth stage 2023-044B 56084 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 23 Life 117 days
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Launched Ofeq 13. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2023-045 Soyuz-2 1V Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2023 Mar 29, 19:57 | Cosmos 2568 2023-045A 56091 |
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Possible imaging reconnaissance satellite. Initial near-sun-synchronous LTDN matched Cosmos 2560 (54050/2022-135A), Cosmos 2555 (52330/2022-044A) and Cosmos 2551 (49127/2021-081A). All of them re-entered naturally after a few weeks without any orbital manoeuvres. Cosmos 2568 followed a similar pattern until a minor orbit 'tweak' July 11. Then, for about eight weeks, August 16 - October 6, it operated a thruster to maintain a steady orbit height with a precise 16 day repeating ground track before resuming steady orbit decay. On Oct 11 it started a new phase of orbit maintenance. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 29, 21:45 | 6715 | 0.0011 | 329 | 345 | 91.27 | 96.46 | 299 | 11:30 | | 2023 Jul 11, 11:38 | 6684 | 0.0009 | 300 | 312 | 90.64 | 96.46 | 240 | 11:12 | | 2023 Aug 17, 17:06 | 6671 | 0.0009 | 286 | 299 | 90.36 | 96.45 | 110 | 11:07 | | 2023 Oct 05, 09:14 | 6671 | 0.0005 | 289 | 296 | 90.36 | 96.44 | 251 | 11:01 | | 2023 Oct 12, 18:59 | 6667 | 0.0006 | 284 | 293 | 90.29 | 96.45 | 228 | 11:00 | | 2024 Oct 31, 15:36 | 6673 | 0.0002 | 293 | 296 | 90.41 | 96.36 | 131 | 10:04 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2023-045B 56092 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 4 Life 97 days
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Launched Cosmos 2568. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 29, 21:45 | 6713 | 0.0013 | 326 | 344 | 91.23 | 96.46 | 289 | | | |
2023-046 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-10) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Mar 29, 20:01 | Starlink 6102 2023-046A 56093 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:06 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 250-300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 16:00 | 6717 | 0.0004 | 336 | 342 | 91.32 | 43.00 | 269 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 29 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-047 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 30, 10:50 | Hongtu-1 1A 2023-047A 56153 |
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Lead satellite in a group of four commercially-operated radar imaging satellites using interferometry to achieve high resolution. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 30, 13:50 | 6884 | 0.0010 | 500 | 513 | 94.75 | 97.44 | 270 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 12, 11:30 | 6884 | 0.0011 | 498 | 513 | 94.73 | 97.44 | 221 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 15, 12:03 | 6885 | 0.0013 | 498 | 516 | 94.76 | 97.43 | 216 | 18:00 | | | Hongtu-1 1B 2023-047B 56154 |
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Secondary satellite in a group of four commercially-operated radar imaging satellites using interferometry to achieve high resolution. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 30, 13:50 | 6884 | 0.0011 | 498 | 513 | 94.73 | 97.44 | 281 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 12, 12:56 | 6883 | 0.0011 | 497 | 512 | 94.71 | 97.44 | 228 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 13, 14:18 | 6884 | 0.0011 | 498 | 513 | 94.73 | 97.44 | 226 | 18:00 | | | Hongtu-1 1C 2023-047C 56155 |
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Secondary satellite in a group of four commercially-operated radar imaging satellites using interferometry to achieve high resolution. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 30, 13:48 | 6883 | 0.0011 | 497 | 512 | 94.71 | 97.44 | 281 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 11, 13:18 | 6882 | 0.0011 | 496 | 512 | 94.70 | 97.44 | 236 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 14, 13:58 | 6885 | 0.0014 | 497 | 516 | 94.76 | 97.44 | 228 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 21, 16:34 | 6891 | 0.0012 | 505 | 521 | 94.88 | 97.44 | 198 | 18:00 | | | Hongtu-1 1D 2023-047D 56156 |
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Secondary satellite in a group of four commercially-operated radar imaging satellites using interferometry to achieve high resolution. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Mar 30, 13:48 | 6882 | 0.0011 | 496 | 511 | 94.70 | 97.44 | 289 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 11, 13:15 | 6881 | 0.0011 | 495 | 511 | 94.68 | 97.44 | 242 | 18:00 | | 2023 Apr 14, 20:22 | 6884 | 0.0013 | 497 | 515 | 94.73 | 97.44 | 231 | 18:00 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 30 Life <1 day
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Launched Hongtu-1 Group1 (4 satellites). Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-048 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Mar 31, 06:27 | Yaogan 34-04 2023-048A 56157 |
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Imaging satellite - orbit is similar to the Yaogan 31 electronic surveillance satellites, and the Initial orbit plane has RAAN about three degrees to the east of that of the first Yaogan 31 triplet (launch no 2018-034). Expected to move into formation with the Yaogan 31 group. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 31, 10:05 | 7472 | 0.0003 | 1092 | 1096 | 107.14 | 63.40 | 257 | | | 2023 Apr 01, 09:07 | 7473 | 0.0002 | 1094 | 1097 | 107.16 | 63.40 | 277 | | | 2023 Apr 15, 14:15 | 7470 | 0.0007 | 1087 | 1097 | 107.09 | 63.40 | 307 | | | | CZ 4C third stage 2023-048B 56158 |
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Launched Yaogan 34-04. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 31, 10:01 | 7384 | 0.0122 | 915 | 1096 | 105.24 | 63.41 | 44 | | | |
2023-049 Tianlong-2 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Apr 2, 08:48 | Love Space Science 2023-049A 56159 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 7 Life 311 days
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4U Cubesat (4x1) to demonstrate capability of the Tianlong-2 rocket on its first launch. Equipped with an Earth imaging system, reportedly for remote sensing. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Apr 03, 05:06 | 6865 | 0.0013 | 478 | 496 | 94.36 | 97.41 | 281 | 15:08 | | | Tianlong-2 third stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 2 Life <1 day
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Launched Love Space Science. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-050 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Apr 2, 14:29 | Checkmate 8 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 8) 2023-050A 56162 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 09:32 | 7326 | 0.0005 | 944 | 952 | 104.00 | 81.00 | 227 | | | | Checkmate 5 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 5) 2023-050B 56163 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 09:37 | 7326 | 0.0006 | 943 | 952 | 104.00 | 81.00 | 226 | | | | Checkmate 4 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 4) 2023-050C 56164 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 09:31 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 943 | 952 | 103.99 | 81.00 | 224 | | | | Checkmate 6 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 6) 2023-050D 56165 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 943 | 952 | 103.99 | 81.00 | 221 | | | | Checkmate 7 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 7) 2023-050E 56166 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 943 | 951 | 103.99 | 81.00 | 219 | | | | Checkmate 2 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 2) 2023-050F 56167 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 943 | 951 | 103.99 | 81.00 | 221 | | | | Checkmate 1 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 1) 2023-050G 56168 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC.
One of eight similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 943 | 951 | 103.98 | 81.00 | 218 | | | | Checkmate 3 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 3) 2023-050H 56169 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7325 | 0.0006 | 942 | 951 | 103.98 | 81.00 | 215 | | | | BB 2 (SDA Tranche 0 Target Tracker 2) 2023-050J 56170 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture", equipped with sensors to provide 'beyond line-of-sight targeting' for ships and mobile missile launchers. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 21:00 | 7323 | 0.0008 | 939 | 951 | 103.94 | 81.00 | 208 | | | 2023 Apr 16, 12:57 | 7328 | 0.0010 | 943 | 957 | 104.05 | 81.00 | 169 | | | 2023 Apr 21, 02:01 | 7330 | 0.0006 | 948 | 956 | 104.09 | 81.00 | 173 | | | 2023 Apr 24, 18:16 | 7333 | 0.0010 | 948 | 962 | 104.15 | 81.00 | 151 | | | 2023 May 21, 22:02 | 7344 | 0.0011 | 958 | 975 | 104.40 | 81.00 | 58 | | | | BB 1 (SDA Tranche 0 Target Tracker 1) 2023-050K 56171 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture", equipped with sensors to provide 'beyond line-of-sight targeting' of ships and mobile missile launchers. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 03, 20:59 | 7323 | 0.0009 | 938 | 951 | 103.94 | 81.00 | 206 | | | 2023 Apr 22, 07:40 | 7329 | 0.0011 | 943 | 959 | 104.08 | 80.99 | 133 | | | 2023 May 22, 17:51 | 7331 | 0.0012 | 945 | 962 | 104.12 | 81.00 | 74 | | | 2023 May 23, 07:45 | 7333 | 0.0010 | 947 | 962 | 104.15 | 81.01 | 84 | | | 2023 May 24, 13:16 | 7334 | 0.0013 | 947 | 965 | 104.18 | 81.00 | 66 | | | 2023 May 26, 03:30 | 7336 | 0.0014 | 948 | 968 | 104.22 | 81.03 | 67 | | | 2023 Jun 02, 14:34 | 7340 | 0.0015 | 951 | 973 | 104.31 | 81.00 | 35 | | | 2023 Jun 07, 18:05 | 7343 | 0.0017 | 953 | 977 | 104.36 | 81.00 | 22 | | | 2023 Jun 16, 09:11 | 7344 | 0.0017 | 954 | 978 | 104.39 | 81.00 | 0 | | | 2023 Jul 01, 08:38 | 7344 | 0.0015 | 955 | 977 | 104.40 | 81.00 | 319 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched ten Tranche 0 satellites for the US Space Development Agency. Caused to re-enter at about 16:45 UTC after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-051 Hyperbola 1 (Y6) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Apr 7, 04:00 | Hyperbola 1 fourth stage 2023-051A 56172 |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 29 Life 205 days
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Instrumented upper stage carried on verification flight of a launch vehicle operated by Chinese private company i-Space. Three of the previous four launches failed to reach orbit. Initial value for Argument of Perigee suggests perigee was lowered from an initial 500 km circular orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Apr 07, 14:59 | 6778 | 0.0154 | 295 | 504 | 92.55 | 97.34 | 350 | 10:20 | | |
2023-052 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Apr 7, 04:30 | Intelsat 40e 2023-052A 56174 |
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Comsat to provide services to commercial aviation, maritime customers, land mobile customers and commercial networks. Also carries NASA's TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument as a hosted payload - it will provide hourly measurements of air quality and pollution over North America. Expected location - 91° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Apr 07, 13:03 | 21828 | 0.6995 | 181 | 30719 | 534.91 | 26.98 | 177 | | | 2023 Apr 10, 22:00 | 23411 | 0.7177 | 230 | 33836 | 594.14 | 26.97 | 179 | | | 2023 Apr 13, 17:12 | 26355 | 0.5950 | 4296 | 35658 | 709.68 | 15.40 | 181 | | | 2023 Apr 17, 09:12 | 40762 | 0.0308 | 33129 | 35638 | 1365.02 | 0.30 | 168 | | | 2023 Apr 18, 18:36 | 42021 | 0.0002 | 35632 | 35653 | 1428.75 | 0.03 | 207 | 108° west | | 2023 Apr 19, 11:41 | 42009 | 0.0004 | 35614 | 35647 | 1428.14 | 0.03 | 249 | 107° west | | 2023 Apr 25, 08:50 | 42059 | 0.0004 | 35666 | 35696 | 1430.70 | 0.01 | 260 | 97° west | | 2023 Apr 30, 21:19 | 42113 | 0.0005 | 35713 | 35756 | 1433.43 | 0.00 | 103 | 92° west | | 2023 May 03, 19:52 | 42122 | 0.0004 | 35726 | 35761 | 1433.89 | 0.07 | 304 | 90° west | | 2023 May 04, 21:00 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 245 | 91° west | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-052B 56175 |
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Launched Intelsat 40E. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 07, 07:10 | 21795 | 0.6992 | 178 | 30656 | 533.70 | 27.00 | 177 | | | |
2023-053 Ariane 5ECA (VA-260) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2023 Apr 14, 12:14 | JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) 2023-053A 56176 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 15 Life 1 day
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ESA planetary explorer aimed to study potentially trapped water in Jupiter's the largest moons - Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Expected to arrive in the vicinity of Jupiter in 2031 after following a convoluted trajectory using Earth fly-by to increase speed. |
Heliocentric orbit | | Ariane 5 third stage 2023-053B 56177 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 15 Life 1 day
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Launched JUICE. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2023-054 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Transporter 7) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Apr 15, 06:47 | |
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Earth observation satellite designed and developed by TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) of Turkey. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Apr 19, 13:18 | 7052 | 0.0008 | 668 | 679 | 98.22 | 98.21 | 192 | 22:31 | | | OrbAstro AF 1 (Brokkr 1) 2023-054B 56179 |
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Separated from launch vehicle at 07:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:44 | 6881 | 0.0007 | 498 | 508 | 94.68 | 97.41 | 242 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority of the UAE and built in co-operation with NanoAvionics of Lithuania, equipped with an Earth Imaging System. It will also study greenhouse gases and provide a link to relay data from internet-connected sensors on the ground. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 19, 04:56 | 6881 | 0.0009 | 496 | 508 | 94.67 | 97.42 | 239 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Gumush Aerospace and the The University of Turkish Aerospace Association (UTAA) equipped with an AIS receiver to relay messages from ships at sea to the ground. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:49 UTC. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:44 | 6881 | 0.0008 | 497 | 508 | 94.67 | 97.41 | 238 | | | | Lemur 2 (KAUST, OnReflection) 2023-054E 56182 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 7 Life 541 days
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6U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Also carries a hyperspectral Earth imaging camera with an onboard image processing system. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:44 | 6880 | 0.0007 | 497 | 507 | 94.66 | 97.40 | 231 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat - demonstrator for an eventual constellation to provide internet messaging connectivity for remote stations. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:44 | 6880 | 0.0007 | 497 | 507 | 94.66 | 97.41 | 225 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) used to train students in satellite engineering. Payload includes a remote sensing camera. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:43 | 6880 | 0.0009 | 496 | 509 | 94.66 | 97.42 | 239 | | | | BRO 9 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 9) 2023-054H 56185 |
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6U Cubesat from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:43 | 6880 | 0.0008 | 497 | 507 | 94.66 | 97.41 | 232 | | | | GHGSat C8 (Océane) 2023-054J 56186 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:43 | 6880 | 0.0009 | 496 | 508 | 94.66 | 97.41 | 236 | | | | Lemur-2 + Adler 2 (SpaceGus) 2023-054K 56187 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 17 Life 490 days
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6U Cubesat carrying the Austrian Particle Impact Detector (APID) to detect very small items of debris in LEO and a radar system with a 100m range. Design is based on the 3U Lemur-2 satellite from Spire but with specialised instrumentation alongside the standard Lemur-2 equipment. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:43 | 6880 | 0.0007 | 497 | 507 | 94.65 | 97.41 | 220 | | | | CIRBE (Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment) 2023-054L 56188 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 4 Life 538 days
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3U Cubesat from the University of Coloado, Boulder - equipped to study the formation of electrons in the Earth's inner radiation belt. NASA's ELaNa 47 (Educational Launch of NanoSats) mission. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:54 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 14:43 | 6880 | 0.0008 | 496 | 507 | 94.65 | 97.41 | 230 | | | | It's About Time 2023-054M 56189 |
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?U Cubesat - demonstrator payload from US company TrustPoint, details not disclosed. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:54 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:17 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 495 | 507 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 229 | | | | ÑuSat 36 (Annie Cannon) 2023-054N 56190 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:57 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:17 | 6879 | 0.0008 | 495 | 507 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 218 | | | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:01 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:17 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 494 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.41 | 221 | | | | ION SCV-010 (Masterful Matthaeus) 2023-054Q 56192 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:15 UTC.
Satellites:
VCub 1 - released Apr 22, ~22:15 UTC,
Kepler 20 - released Apr 26, ~06:50 UTC,
Kepler 21 - released Apr 26, ~17:00 UTC,
ELO 3 - released Apr 25, ~10:30 UTC,
EPICHyper 1 - released late-June.
Hosted payloads include:
Scorpio - sensor from Elt's Space for use in electronic intelligence gathering,
MicroCMG - demonstrator from Veoware of a gyroscope-based attitude control system for small satellites, |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:17 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 494 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.41 | 219 | | | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:17 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 494 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.41 | 217 | | | | |
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Small satellite carrying an experimental navigation radar detector to augment ship detection capabilities from an on-board Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver. Also carries an experimental thruster and a space-ground laser communication system. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:03 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:16 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 494 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.41 | 221 | | | | GHOSt 1 (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) 2023-054T 56195 |
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Commercial satellite in a planned constellation of six equipped with a multi-spectral Earth imaging system. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:18 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:16 | 6879 | 0.0010 | 494 | 507 | 94.62 | 97.41 | 217 | | | | |
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Satellite carrier from US company Momentus Systems, separated from launch vehicle at 08:20 UTC.
Satellites:
LLITED A - released on May 15 around 23:30 UTC,
LLITED B - released on May 15 around 23:30 UTC,
VIREO - released on May 15 around 23:00 UTC,
DISCO 1 - released on May 15 at about 23:00 UTC,
IRIS C (Intelligent Remote Sensing and Internet Satellite) - released May 17 around 19:30 UTC,
Revela - released May 31 around 20:00 UTC.
Hosted payloads:
TASSA (Tape Spring Solar Array) - a developmental solar array. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:16 | 6878 | 0.0010 | 493 | 507 | 94.61 | 97.41 | 222 | | | | GHOSt 2 (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) 2023-054V 56197 |
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Commercial satellite in a planned constellation of six equipped with a multi-spectral Earth imaging system. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:14 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:16 | 6878 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.61 | 97.41 | 219 | | | | |
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:15 | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 216 | | | | Tomorrow R1 2023-054X 56199 |
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Small satellite from US company Tomorrow.io to demonstrate a weather radar sytem to be used in a future constellation of LEO meteorological satellites. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:02 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:15 | 6878 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.61 | 97.41 | 221 | | | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite from Hawkeye 360 to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:02 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 17:50 | 6878 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.61 | 97.41 | 218 | | | | ÑuSat 39 (Tikvah Alper) 2023-054Z 56201 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:14 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 17:50 | 6877 | 0.0011 | 491 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 220 | | | | ÑuSat 38 (Maria Gaetana Agnesi) 2023-054AA 56202 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 17:50 | 6877 | 0.0011 | 491 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 219 | | | | ÑuSat 37 (Joan Clarke) 2023-054AB 56203 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 17:50 | 6877 | 0.0012 | 491 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 216 | | | | GHGSat C6 (Mey-Lin) 2023-054AC 56204 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:14 | 6877 | 0.0012 | 490 | 507 | 94.58 | 97.41 | 214 | | | | FACSat 2 (Chiribiquete) 2023-054AD 56205 |
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6U Cubesat for the Colombian Air Force (FAC) equipped with an Earth imaging system. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:52 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6875 | 0.0014 | 487 | 507 | 94.56 | 97.41 | 212 | | | | Lemur 2 (GNSS-4, Romeo'n'Leo) 2023-054AE 56206 |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 29 Life 380 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Carries additional equipment to gather data about the Earth's atmosphere, including measurements of temperature, humidity, precipitation, plus ionospheric electron density. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:56 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:14 | 6876 | 0.0012 | 489 | 506 | 94.57 | 97.41 | 211 | | | | Pleiades Squared (Pleiades Yearling replacement) 2023-054AF 56207 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 12 Life 485 days
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1U Cubesat from BroncoSpace al Calpoly, designed to allow users on the ground to experiment with satellite hardware and software - includes and imaging system. Lack of reports from its owner or radio reception reports after launch indicates that it probably failed to activate. Intended to replace a similar satellite (Pleiades Yearling) carried on the Transporter 6 flight 2023 Jan that was unable to separate from the Orbiter SN1 carrier when the latter malfunctioned. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:14 | 6876 | 0.0013 | 488 | 507 | 94.57 | 97.42 | 218 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Kenyan Space Agency, equipped with an Earth observation camera. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:51 UTC. Lack of news reports and radio reception reports after launch indicates that it probably failed to activate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 19, 15:53 | 6876 | 0.0012 | 489 | 506 | 94.57 | 97.40 | 203 | | | | GHGSat C7 (Gaspard) 2023-054AH 56209 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:14 | 6876 | 0.0013 | 489 | 506 | 94.57 | 97.41 | 208 | | | | Connecta T2.1 2023-054AJ 56210 |
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3U Cubesat from Turkish company Plan-S as a demonstrator for a constellation of Earth observation satellites. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:52 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6876 | 0.0013 | 489 | 506 | 94.56 | 97.41 | 207 | | | | Inspiresat 7 2023-054AK 56211 |
Re-entered - 2024 Sep 18 Life 522 days
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2U Cubesat - Earth observation satellite studying the Earth's radiation budget and to demonstrate new space equipment from Le Laboratoire Atmosphères, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) of France. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:52 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6875 | 0.0014 | 488 | 507 | 94.56 | 97.42 | 215 | | | | RoseyCubesat 1 2023-054AL 56212 |
Re-entered - 2024 Sep 1 Life 505 days
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1U Cubesat from Orbital Solutions Monaco to act as teaching aid for controlling amateur radio satellites. Payload includes an Earth observation system. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:53 UTC. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6875 | 0.0014 | 487 | 507 | 94.55 | 97.42 | 214 | | | | Sapling Giganteum 2023-054AM 56213 |
Re-entered - 2024 Sep 18 Life 522 days
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1U Cubesat from Stanford Student Space Initiative to demonstrate smart downlinking of images using a Google Coral camera and Google Coral Edge coprocessor. Replaces a similar satellite carried on the Transporter 6 flight 2023 Jan that was unable to separate from the Orbiter SN1 carrier when the latter malfunctioned. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:52 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6875 | 0.0014 | 487 | 506 | 94.55 | 97.41 | 208 | | | | LacunaSat 2f 2023-054AN 56214 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 30 Life 564 days
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3U Cubesat - demonstrator satellite from Lithuanian company Nanoavionics with a receiver for data from Internet connected devices. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:52 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 18, 16:13 | 6875 | 0.0014 | 487 | 506 | 94.55 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Visiona Tecnologia Espacial of Brazil - built as a demonstrator and test bed for space systems, including a high quality Earth imaging system and an internet-based radio system to collect data from remote stations on land and in the ocean. Released from ION SCV-010 April 22 around 22:15 UTC. Catalogue Number and designation were initially assigned to a phantom object in 670 km orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 23, 16:13 | 6876 | 0.0011 | 491 | 506 | 94.58 | 97.41 | 184 | | | | ELO 3 (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) 2023-054AQ 56216 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 12 Life 485 days
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6U Cubesat from Eutelsat to act as a demonstrator for a broadband internet communications satellite. Released from ION SCV-010 Apr 25 at around 10:30 UTC. Catalogue Number and designation were initially assigned to a phantom object in 670 km orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 26, 12:05 | 6880 | 0.0007 | 497 | 507 | 94.66 | 97.41 | 183 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat - Kepler Gen 1 satellite, part of a planned 140 satellite constellation from Kepler Aerospace carrying a high capacity communications system to provide links between other satellites and the ground, and a prototype of an Internet communications system. Released from ION SCV-010 Apr 26 at around 06:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 27, 14:54 | 6878 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 190 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat - Kepler Gen 1 satellite, part of a planned 140 satellite constellation from Kepler Aerospace carrying a high capacity communications system to provide links between other satellites and the ground, and a prototype of an Internet communications system. Released from ION SCV-010 Apr 26 at around 17:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 27, 14:55 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 495 | 508 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 182 | | | | LLITED B (Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density) 2023-054AT 56219 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 22 Life 495 days
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1.5U Cubesat from The Aerospace Corporation to study anomalies in the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere. One of a simultaneously-launched pair. Part of NASA funded ELaNa 40 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) mission. Released from Vigoride 6 on May 15 around 23:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 18, 12:26 | 6877 | 0.0015 | 488 | 509 | 94.59 | 97.41 | 115 | | | | LLITED A (Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density) 2023-054AU 56220 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 26 Life 499 days
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1.5U Cubesat from The Aerospace Corporation to study anomalies in the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere. One of a simultaneously-launched pair. Part of NASA funded ELaNa 40 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) mission. Released from Vigoride 6 on May 15 around 23:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 18, 14:01 | 6877 | 0.0015 | 488 | 509 | 94.59 | 97.41 | 115 | | | | IRIS-C (Intelligent Remote Sensing and Internet Satellite) 2023-054AV 56221 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 18 Life 552 days
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3U Cubesat from the National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan to further develop satellite design and to demonstrate a star-tracking sensor. Also includes an internet-connected comms system for message relay. Released from Vigoride 6 on May 17 at about 19:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 23, 18:38 | 6877 | 0.0015 | 488 | 509 | 94.59 | 97.41 | 97 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from a consortium led by Aarhus University, Denmark to allow students to participate in programming and controlling a satellite. Also includes an amateur radio payload. Separated from Vigoride 6 on May 15 at about 23:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 02, 04:12 | 6876 | 0.0016 | 487 | 509 | 94.58 | 97.40 | 73 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 8 Life 481 days
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3U Cubesat from C3S, to demonstrate an Earth imaging system based artificial intelligence. Released from Vigoride 6 May 15 around 23:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 02, 05:42 | 6876 | 0.0015 | 487 | 508 | 94.57 | 97.40 | 70 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Italian company ARCA Dynamics. Equipped with an Earth imaging camera to act as a demonstrator for an onboard image analysis and processing system. Released from Vigoride 6 May 31 around 20:00 UTC. |
| | EPICHyper 1 2023-054AZ 56225 |
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6U Cubesat from Wyvern Inc of Canada equipped with a wide-spectrum Earth imaging system aimed initially at the agricultural industry and use in detecting invasive plants and pests, and changes in soil chemistry. Released from ION SCV-010 late June. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 26, 13:58 | 6936 | 0.0011 | 551 | 566 | 95.82 | 97.51 | 251 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 15 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 7 multi-satellite mission. A small payload of human cremation ashes remained intentionally attached. Caused to re-enter at around 10:30 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-055 CZ 4B Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Apr 16, 01:36 | Fengyun 3G (Fengyun 3-07) 2023-055A 56232 |
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Climate studies - launched as a contribution to the international Global Precipitation Measurement programme. Released from launch vehicle at 01:48 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 16, 07:32 | 6790 | 0.0007 | 407 | 416 | 92.80 | 50.00 | 277 | | | | CZ 4B third stage 2023-055B 56233 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 27 Life 11 days
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Launched Fengyun 3G. Initial orbit based on Chinese data. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0006 | 410 | 418 | 92.85 | 50.01 | 130 | | | 2023 Apr 16, 07:31 | 6677 | 0.0165 | 189 | 409 | 90.49 | 50.07 | 9 | | | |
2023-056 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-2) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Apr 19, 14:31 | Starlink 30096 2023-056A 56286 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 10 Life 21 days
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:36 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 24, 14:10 | 6710 | 0.0004 | 329 | 334 | 91.16 | 43.00 | 318 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter at about 16:45 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-057 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-55) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Apr 22, 08:49 | |
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12U Cubesat from the Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore National University. Carries a VDES communications payload to relay two-way messages between ships at sea and shore stations. Released from launch vehicle at 09:09 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 23, 02:00 | 6961 | 0.0009 | 576 | 589 | 96.32 | 9.99 | 359 | | | | |
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Earth observation satellite from Singapore carrying a high-resolution radar imaging system. Released from launch vehicle at 09:08 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 23, 02:00 | 6963 | 0.0006 | 580 | 589 | 96.37 | 9.99 | 349 | | | | PSLV upper stage + POEM 2 (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module 2) 2023-057A 56308 |
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Launched TeLEOS 2 and Lumelite 4. Also carries seven hosted space technology payloads powered by POEM's solar panels. Orbit raised in a sequence of engine firings beginning at 09:17 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 23, 05:58 | 6982 | 0.0022 | 588 | 618 | 96.76 | 9.89 | 234 | | | |
2023-I04 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Apr 24, 12:05 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 30 Life 189 days
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1U Cubesat from the University of Arkansas - includes a test version of a balloon-based drag system for de-orbit, and a high powered Xenon flash for visual tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6791 | 0.0009 | 407 | 419 | 92.83 | 51.63 | 275 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 31 Life 190 days
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3U Cubesat from the University of Alberta, Canada - demonstrator of an imaging system and satellite operational systems, part of the Northern SPIRIT Consortium space mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6792 | 0.0008 | 408 | 419 | 92.83 | 51.63 | 269 | | | | LightCube 1 1998-067VF 56314 |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 17 Life 176 days
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1U Cubesat from Arizona State University, equipped with a pair of bright Xenon flash tubes to produce flashes visible to the naked eye. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6792 | 0.0009 | 408 | 420 | 92.85 | 51.64 | 255 | | | |
2023-I05 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Apr 24, 12:15 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 11 Life 170 days
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2U Cubesat from AURORA College, Canada - equipped with a display screen on its outer surface to show images of art items pre-programmed into the satellite. A camera then photographs the screen for transmission to Earth, part of the Northern SPIRIT Consortium space mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6791 | 0.0008 | 408 | 419 | 92.83 | 51.64 | 264 | | | | NEUDOSE (NEUtron DOSimetry & Exploration) 1998-067VG 56315 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 29 Life 219 days
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2U Cubesat from McMaster University, Canada and designed to investigate charged and neutral particles in the radiation dose received by humans in LEO. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6792 | 0.0008 | 408 | 420 | 92.85 | 51.64 | 246 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 11 Life 201 days
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2U Cubesat from Yukon University - equipped with a boom-mounted camera for 'selfie' photography and a radio transmitter to broadcast pre-recoded stories about northern Canada, part of the Northern SPIRIT Consortium space mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 25, 12:39 | 6792 | 0.0008 | 409 | 419 | 92.85 | 51.64 | 238 | | | |
2023-058 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 3-5) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Apr 26, 13:40 | Starlink 6038 2023-058A 56317 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 14:41 UTC. Catalogue Number to be confirmed.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 03, 18:00 | 6726 | 0.0003 | 346 | 350 | 91.50 | 97.66 | 246 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 26 Life <1 day
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Launched forty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-059 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Apr 28, 22:12 | O3b mPower FM04 2023-059A 56367 |
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Second generation communications satellite, owned by SES, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. In addition to the broad area coverage of 1st gen satellites, mPower satellites are equipped with spot beam aerials. Released from launch vehicle Apr 29 at 00:12 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 29, 08:36 | 11265 | 0.1877 | 2773 | 7001 | 198.31 | 8.60 | 182 | | | | O3b mPower FM03 2023-059B 56368 |
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Second generation communications satellite, owned by SES, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. In addition to the broad area coverage of 1st gen satellites, mPower satellites are equipped with spot beam aerials. Released from launch vehicle Apr 29 at 00:05 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 29, 09:55 | 11262 | 0.1880 | 2767 | 7001 | 198.23 | 8.60 | 182 | | | 2023 May 08, 15:52 | 11380 | 0.1827 | 2922 | 7081 | 201.35 | 8.18 | 208 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-059C 56369 |
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Launched pair of O3b satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Apr 29, 09:55 | 11259 | 0.1881 | 2764 | 6998 | 198.15 | 8.59 | 182 | | | |
2023-060 Falcon Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2023 May 1, 00:26 | Viasat 3 Americas 2023-060A 56370 |
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Commercial comsat providing broadband services to North America for the aviation industry, government and private consumers. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:58 UTC. Continuous thrust used to raise orbit to operating height. Expected location 88°.9 west. Jul 12 - Viasat announced that main radio reflector had not deployed properly and efforts were under way to work round the problem. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 03, 21:33 | 40983 | 0.0009 | 34568 | 34642 | 1376.16 | 0.06 | 137 | | | 2023 May 06, 19:10 | 41216 | 0.0005 | 34817 | 34859 | 1387.91 | 0.05 | 84 | | | 2023 May 09, 16:11 | 41596 | 0.0002 | 35208 | 35227 | 1407.12 | 0.04 | 357 | 110° west | | 2023 May 11, 12:00 | 41712 | 0.0005 | 35313 | 35355 | 1413.04 | 0.03 | 27 | 98° west | | 2023 May 12, 14:24 | 41879 | 0.0003 | 35490 | 35512 | 1421.52 | 0.03 | 268 | 93° west | | 2023 May 14, 14:12 | 42465 | 0.0055 | 35854 | 36319 | 1451.44 | 0.02 | 35 | 86° west | | 2023 May 16, 19:12 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35790 | 1436.08 | 0.04 | 139 | 89° west | | | |
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Small comsat built and owned by Astranis Space Technologies Corp to provide broadband connectivity to Alaska. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:12 UTC. Expected location 163° west. Moved to graveyard orbit 2024 Jan 31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 03, 21:29 | 40956 | 0.0010 | 34537 | 34619 | 1374.79 | 0.06 | 186 | | | 2023 May 07, 20:09 | 42240 | 0.0002 | 35853 | 35870 | 1439.92 | 0.06 | 146 | 162° west | | 2023 May 08, 21:19 | 42191 | 0.0007 | 35781 | 35844 | 1437.42 | 0.06 | 355 | 163° west | | 2023 May 09, 19:42 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35792 | 1436.12 | 0.06 | 35 | 163° west | | 2024 Jan 31, 14:16 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35799 | 1436.14 | 0.53 | 243 | 163° west | | 2024 Feb 01, 17:53 | 42398 | 0.0005 | 36001 | 36040 | 1448.05 | 0.53 | 220 | 165° west | | 2024 Mar 01, 02:29 | 42399 | 0.0004 | 36002 | 36040 | 1448.10 | 0.60 | 238 | 110° east | | | GS 1 (Gravity Space 1) 2023-060C 56372 |
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6U Cubesat hosting multiple payloads including:
Nusantara H1 A - an Indonesian 'placeholder' communications package to reserve a geosynchronous slot for a future comsat,
Orbit Guard - test payload from Infinite Orbits, capable of detecting and tracking other objects in orbit.
Separated from launch vehicle at 05:05 UTC. Expected location - 116°.1 east. Tracking difficulties led to a slow start in drift orbit. Arrived on station August 16. 2023 November 12, after fulfilling its Nusantara 'placeholder' role, commenced eastward move, arrived 166° east 2023 December 20. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 10, 12:00 | 41021 | 0.0010 | 34604 | 34683 | 1378.09 | 0.06 | 66 | | | 2023 May 22, 17:16 | 41017 | 0.0009 | 34603 | 34674 | 1377.84 | 0.09 | 51 | | | 2023 Jun 07, 00:49 | 41026 | 0.0117 | 34168 | 35128 | 1378.32 | 0.12 | 74 | | | 2023 Jun 13, 19:00 | 41121 | 0.0018 | 34670 | 34815 | 1383.08 | 0.14 | 298 | | | 2023 Jun 20, 14:50 | 41217 | 0.0010 | 34796 | 34882 | 1387.96 | 0.15 | 359 | | | 2023 Jun 28, 14:41 | 41360 | 0.0011 | 34937 | 35026 | 1395.16 | 0.17 | 357 | | | 2023 Jul 05, 23:45 | 41502 | 0.0028 | 35006 | 35242 | 1402.39 | 0.19 | 327 | 37° west | | 2023 Jul 12, 15:06 | 41627 | 0.0010 | 35206 | 35292 | 1408.71 | 0.20 | 343 | 14° east | | 2023 Jul 19, 03:35 | 41753 | 0.0011 | 35327 | 35422 | 1415.09 | 0.21 | 351 | 55° east | | 2023 Jul 27, 21:57 | 41928 | 0.0013 | 35497 | 35603 | 1424.01 | 0.24 | 353 | 92° east | | 2023 Aug 08, 19:02 | 42103 | 0.0005 | 35703 | 35747 | 1432.95 | 0.26 | 346 | 112° east | | 2023 Aug 14, 23:42 | 42129 | 0.0002 | 35743 | 35759 | 1434.28 | 0.28 | 357 | 116° east | | 2023 Aug 16, 19:15 | 42163 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35794 | 1436.03 | 0.28 | 51 | 116° east | | 2023 Nov 03, 18:24 | 42163 | 0.0000 | 35784 | 35786 | 1436.02 | 0.30 | 239 | 116° east | | 2023 Nov 12, 17:19 | 42152 | 0.0002 | 35767 | 35780 | 1435.42 | 0.28 | 301 | 117° east | | 2023 Nov 18, 17:46 | 42062 | 0.0003 | 35670 | 35697 | 1430.84 | 0.30 | 279 | 122° east | | 2023 Nov 22, 18:18 | 41982 | 0.0003 | 35592 | 35617 | 1426.79 | 0.31 | 236 | 129° east | | 2023 Dec 20, 11:33 | 42193 | 0.0002 | 35807 | 35823 | 1437.53 | 0.40 | 238 | 166° east | | 2023 Dec 28, 15:31 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35799 | 1436.11 | 0.42 | 202 | 166° east | | 2024 Mar 09, 14:49 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.10 | 0.58 | 254 | 166° east | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2023-060D 56373 |
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Launched Viasat 3 Americas, GS 1 and Arcturus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 10, 14:24 | 40956 | 0.0010 | 34536 | 34619 | 1374.77 | 0.06 | 179 | | | |
2023-061 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-6) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 May 4, 07:31 | Starlink 6156 2023-061A 56374 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:35 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 10, 07:41 | 6724 | 0.0002 | 345 | 348 | 91.46 | 43.01 | 199 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 May 4 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-062 Electron (Rocket Like A Hurricane) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2023 May 8, 01:00 | TROPICS 05 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) 2023-062A 56442 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously launched pair from NASA to to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Constellation will eventually consist of four satellites, the original aim was six satellites but two were lost in a launch failure during 2022. Released from launch vehicle at 01:33 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 08, 19:46 | 6925 | 0.0008 | 541 | 553 | 95.59 | 32.74 | 229 | | | | TROPICS 06 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) 2023-062C 56444 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously launched pair from NASA to to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Constellation will eventually consist of four satellites, the original aim was six satellites but two were lost in a launch failure during 2022. Released from launch vehicle at 01:33 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 08, 18:08 | 6922 | 0.0016 | 532 | 555 | 95.52 | 32.74 | 223 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-062B 56443 |
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Launched two satellites for NASA's TROPICS constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 08, 19:45 | 6923 | 0.0014 | 535 | 554 | 95.54 | 32.73 | 229 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-062D 56445 |
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Launched two satellites for NASA's TROPICS constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 08, 18:09 | 6928 | 0.0017 | 538 | 562 | 95.66 | 35.49 | 236 | | | |
2023-063 CZ 7 Wenchang Space Centre | 2023 May 10, 13:22 | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 19 Life 254 days
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Supplies to Chinese Space Station - support for the upcoming Shenzhou 16 mission. Initial orbit similar to the upper stage rocket. Docked with rear port of Tianhe module at 21:16 UTC on day of launch. Tianli, a 12U Cubesat was contained in a dispenser attached to its exterior, expected to be released before mission end. Undocked 2024 January 12 at 08:02 UTC. Released Dalian 1 Cubesat Jan 18 then a thruster firing January 19 at about 11:55 UTC led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at 12:37 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 10, 19:12 | 6751 | 0.0004 | 371 | 375 | 92.01 | 41.51 | 173 | | | 2023 May 10, 22:27 | 6757 | 0.0007 | 374 | 384 | 92.13 | 41.48 | 231 | | | 2024 Jan 12, 03:29 | 6758 | 0.0005 | 377 | 383 | 92.15 | 41.47 | 92 | | | 2024 Jan 13, 18:11 | 6754 | 0.0010 | 369 | 383 | 92.07 | 41.47 | 120 | | | | Dalian 1 (Lianli) 2023-063C 58816 |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 23 Life 349 days
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12U Cubesat carried into orbit by Tianzhou 6 and then released from an external dispenser on Tianzhou 2024 January 18 after its departure from CSS. Fitted with a high resolution imaging system and acting as a demonstrator of new satellite systems including a 3D printed launch dispenser. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Jan 19, 01:34 | 6755 | 0.0009 | 371 | 383 | 92.08 | 41.47 | 151 | | | | CZ 7 third stage 2023-063A 56447 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 21 Life 11 days
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Launched Tianzhou 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 10, 23:50 | 6636 | 0.0089 | 199 | 317 | 89.66 | 41.48 | 177 | | | |
2023-064 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-9) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 May 10, 20:09 | Starlink 5990 2023-064A 56448 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty one LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:34 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 16, 16:00 | 6679 | 0.0026 | 284 | 318 | 90.54 | 70.00 | 160 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched fifty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-065 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-9) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 May 14, 05:03 | Starlink 5775 2023-065A 56503 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:08 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 19, 18:00 | 6717 | 0.0002 | 338 | 340 | 91.32 | 43.01 | 262 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
in space
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-066 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2023 May 17, 02:49 | Beidou 56 (Beidou-3 G-4) 2023-066A 56564 |
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On orbit spare phase 2 satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Probably moved to geosynchronous drift orbit May 18. Location 160° east put it alongside the 13 year old Beidou 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 17, 05:53 | 24388 | 0.7304 | 198 | 35823 | 631.73 | 28.42 | 180 | | | 2023 May 25, 14:26 | 42165 | 0.0006 | 35761 | 35813 | 1436.12 | 3.10 | 183 | 160° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-066B 56565 |
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Launched Beidou 56. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 17, 05:47 | 23658 | 0.7228 | 179 | 34381 | 603.58 | 28.42 | 179 | | | |
2023-067 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-3) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 May 19, 06:19 | Starlink 30122 2023-067A 56688 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:24 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 25, 14:00 | 6709 | 0.0002 | 330 | 332 | 91.16 | 43.00 | 261 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 May 19 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-068 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 May 20, 13:16 | OneWeb 0561 2023-068A 56710 |
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Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb.
One of 16 similar satellites carried on this launch, all initially in similar orbits. One satellite carried secondary payload, JoeySat, to test alternative communication technologies. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 23, 16:00 | 6998 | 0.0010 | 613 | 627 | 97.11 | 86.68 | 207 | | | 2023 May 26, 22:00 | 6998 | 0.0011 | 613 | 628 | 97.11 | 86.68 | 194 | | | 2023 May 28, 22:00 | 7010 | 0.0011 | 624 | 639 | 97.34 | 86.70 | 187 | | | 2023 May 30, 12:33 | 7021 | 0.0013 | 634 | 652 | 97.58 | 86.73 | 181 | | | | Iridium 181 (Iridium Next) 2023-068S 56726 |
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Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services.
One of ten similar satellites on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 22, 16:28 | 6997 | 0.0013 | 610 | 628 | 97.08 | 86.67 | 213 | | | | |
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Launched 16x OneWeb and 5x Iridium satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2023-069 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 May 21, 08:00 | Macau Science 1A 2023-069A 56731 |
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One of a simultaneously-launched pair of satellites to study the geomagnetic field at low latitudes. Equipped with high precision magnetometers. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 21, 14:22 | 6854 | 0.0031 | 454 | 497 | 94.12 | 41.00 | 138 | | | | Macau Science 1B 2023-069B 56732 |
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One of a simultaneously-launched pair of satellites to study the geomagnetic field at low latitudes. Equipped with a high energy particle detector and a solar x-ray telescope. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 21, 15:58 | 6853 | 0.0031 | 453 | 496 | 94.10 | 41.00 | 139 | | | | Luojia-2 01 2023-069C 56733 |
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Small satellite equipped with an imaging system and an intelligent processing system to prepare data before transmission to the ground. Also equipped with a (probably laser) communications system to provide links to other satellites. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 21, 14:22 | 6852 | 0.0029 | 454 | 494 | 94.08 | 41.00 | 136 | | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-069D 56734 |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 24 Life 339 days
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Launched Macau Science 1A and 1B, and Luojia 2-01. Orbit lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 21, 17:16 | 6807 | 0.0054 | 392 | 465 | 93.15 | 41.20 | 40 | | | |
2023-070 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2023 May 21, 21:37 | SpaceX Axiom 2 (Dragon Freedom flight #2) 2023-070A 56739 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 31 Life 10 days
Returned to Earth |
Privately funded (Axiom Space) science mission to ISS using SpaceX Crew Dragon. Crew consists of Peggy Whitson (Commander), John Shoffner, and Saudi Arabia Mission Specialists Rayyanah Barnarwi and Ali Alqarni. Separated from launch vehicle at 21:49 UTC. Docked with upward facing port of ISS Harmony module May 22 at 13:12 UTC. Undocked May 30 at 15:05 UTC carrying original crew. Retro-fire May 31 at 02:13 UTC led to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 03:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 22, 00:56 | 6635 | 0.0070 | 211 | 303 | 89.64 | 51.65 | 211 | | | 2023 May 22, 06:58 | 6784 | 0.0002 | 405 | 407 | 92.68 | 51.65 | 322 | | | 2023 May 22, 08:03 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 413 | 420 | 92.90 | 51.64 | 5 | | | 2023 May 30, 05:24 | 6794 | 0.0005 | 412 | 420 | 92.89 | 51.64 | 36 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 May 21 Life <1 day
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Launched SpaceX Axiom 2. Caused to re- enter above the southern Pacific Ocean about 45 mins after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Crew Dragon trunk module 2023-070B 56751 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 12 Life 83 days
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Released from SpaceX Axiom 2 2023 May 31 at 02:08 UTC prior to retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 03, 22:23 | 6734 | 0.0065 | 312 | 400 | 91.66 | 51.44 | 169 | | | |
2023-071 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 May 24, 12:56 | Progress MS-23 (Progress 7K-MS №453) 2023-071A 56740 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 29 Life 189 days
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Supplies to ISS. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 16:19 UTC, about two minutes earlier than planned. Undocked November 29 at 07:55:25 UTC. Retro-fire at 11:02 UTC above central Asia led to destructive re-entry with any surviving debris hitting the surface of the southern Pacific Ocean around 11:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 24, 13:25 | 6584 | 0.0028 | 187 | 224 | 88.61 | 51.63 | 78 | | | 2023 May 24, 19:14 | 6794 | 0.0005 | 413 | 420 | 92.89 | 51.64 | 15 | | | 2023 Nov 28, 18:05 | 6795 | 0.0001 | 416 | 418 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 353 | | | | Soyuz third stage 2023-071B 56741 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 26 Life 2 days
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Launched Progress MS-23. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 24, 13:24 | 6582 | 0.0030 | 184 | 224 | 88.57 | 51.67 | 65 | | | |
2023-072 KSLV-II (Nuri) Naro Space Centre, South Korea | 2023 May 25, 09:24 | |
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Small satellite from South Korea's Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology carrying a demonstrator payload for Earth observation using radar imaging. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:37 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 May 26, 06:03 | 6923 | 0.0007 | 540 | 550 | 95.55 | 97.54 | 300 | 18:00 | | | SNIPE 4 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072B 56744 |
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6U Cubesat - one of four simultaneously-launched satellites from South Korea's Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. The satellites will fly in a variable formation and will study changes in plasma flows and densities in near-Earth space. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:39 UTC. One of the four failed to separate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 06:02 | 6923 | 0.0007 | 540 | 550 | 95.55 | 97.55 | 297 | | | | SNIPE 2 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072C 56745 |
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6U Cubesat - one of four simultaneously-launched satellites from South Korea's Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. The satellites will fly in a variable formation and will study changes in plasma flows and densities in near-Earth space. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:39 UTC. One of the four failed to separate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 06:03 | 6923 | 0.0007 | 540 | 550 | 95.54 | 97.55 | 307 | | | | SNIPE 1 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072G 56749 |
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6U Cubesat - one of four simultaneously-launched satellites from South Korea's Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. The satellites will fly in a variable formation and will study changes in plasma flows and densities in near-Earth space. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:38 UTC. One of the four failed to separate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 06:02 | 6921 | 0.0009 | 537 | 550 | 95.51 | 97.53 | 314 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from South Korean company Justek launched to verify the design. Also carries an optical Earth-imaging payload. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:37 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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3U Cubesat from South Korean company Kairo Space for meteorogical studies. Also equipped with an air brake. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:38 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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6U Cubesat from South Korean company Lumir, acting as a demonstrator for the company's satellite design and equipped with a cosmic ray studies payload. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:37 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
| KSLV II third stage 2023-072H 56750 |
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Launched Nextsat 2 and seven Cubesats.
A Cubesat, SNIPE 3 failed to separate after launch and remains attached. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 25, 22:10 | 6906 | 0.0025 | 511 | 545 | 95.20 | 97.50 | 17 | | | |
2023-073 Electron (Coming To A Storm Near You) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2023 May 26, 03:46 | TROPICS 03 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) 2023-073B 56753 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously launched pair from NASA to to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:19 UTC. Completes the four satellite constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 11:08 | 6925 | 0.0011 | 539 | 555 | 95.59 | 32.74 | 232 | | | | TROPICS 07 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) 2023-073C 56754 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously launched pair from NASA to to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:19 UTC. Completes the four satellite constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 11:08 | 6922 | 0.0016 | 533 | 555 | 95.52 | 32.74 | 221 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-073A 56752 |
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Launched a pair of TROPICS satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 11:12 | 6925 | 0.0013 | 537 | 556 | 95.58 | 32.74 | 218 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-073D 56755 |
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Launched a pair of TROPICS satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 26, 11:12 | 6920 | 0.0029 | 522 | 562 | 95.48 | 35.47 | 186 | | | |
2023-074 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2023 May 26, 21:14 | Condor-FKA №1 2023-074A 56756 |
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Earth imaging satellite using radar. Separated from Fregat rocket stage at 22:19 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 May 27, 03:51 | 6888 | 0.0002 | 509 | 512 | 94.83 | 97.44 | 88 | 18:30 | | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
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Launched Condor-FKA №1. Fired twice after separation from launch Soyuz third stage in order to achieve desired orbit for the payload, then caused to re-enter at about 23:35 UTC above the southern Pacific Ocean. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-075 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 May 27, 04:30 | |
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7th Generation comsat owned by Arabsat and serving the Middle East and North Africa. Orbit circularised from GTO using electric propulsion. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:07 UTC. Expected location 26° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 27, 07:42 | 37191 | 0.8176 | 405 | 61221 | 1189.65 | 27.83 | 180 | | | 2023 Jun 01, 16:47 | 37703 | 0.8106 | 763 | 61887 | 1214.31 | 26.45 | 183 | | | 2023 Jun 07, 15:49 | 39361 | 0.7973 | 1600 | 64365 | 1295.27 | 23.13 | 183 | | | 2023 Jun 12, 05:25 | 40469 | 0.7875 | 2221 | 65960 | 1350.32 | 20.92 | 184 | | | 2023 Jun 16, 00:39 | 41523 | 0.7744 | 2989 | 67301 | 1403.44 | 18.95 | 185 | | | 2023 Jun 23, 21:29 | 42881 | 0.7460 | 4512 | 68494 | 1472.84 | 15.72 | 187 | | | 2023 Jun 29, 12:00 | 43365 | 0.7171 | 5891 | 68082 | 1497.83 | 13.41 | 188 | | | 2023 Jul 05, 12:04 | 42631 | 0.6977 | 6511 | 65995 | 1460.00 | 11.46 | 188 | | | 2023 Jul 13, 23:03 | 43379 | 0.6485 | 8871 | 65130 | 1498.57 | 9.02 | 190 | | | 2023 Jul 20, 12:04 | 45021 | 0.5815 | 12462 | 64823 | 1584.44 | 7.43 | 191 | | | 2023 Jul 28, 06:08 | 45516 | 0.5204 | 15453 | 62823 | 1610.68 | 5.95 | 192 | | | 2023 Aug 07, 18:29 | 45668 | 0.4361 | 19374 | 59207 | 1618.76 | 4.44 | 195 | | | 2023 Aug 14, 20:02 | 45231 | 0.3720 | 22026 | 55680 | 1595.56 | 3.41 | 14 | | | 2023 Aug 21, 11:52 | 44877 | 0.3108 | 24552 | 52446 | 1576.89 | 2.71 | 195 | | | 2023 Aug 28, 01:50 | 44421 | 0.2456 | 27134 | 48951 | 1552.88 | 2.06 | 195 | | | 2023 Sep 06, 20:45 | 43667 | 0.1527 | 30622 | 43955 | 1513.52 | 1.20 | 15 | | | 2023 Sep 11, 17:34 | 43220 | 0.1059 | 32267 | 41417 | 1490.36 | 0.84 | 193 | | | 2023 Sep 19, 21:54 | 42349 | 0.0335 | 34554 | 37388 | 1445.53 | 0.27 | 189 | 31° east | | 2023 Sep 26, 05:02 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35797 | 1436.14 | 0.07 | 60 | 27° east | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-075B 56758 |
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Launched BADR 8. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 27, 07:07 | 37337 | 0.8182 | 409 | 61508 | 1196.65 | 27.74 | 180 | | | |
2023-076 GSLV Mk II F12 Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 May 29, 05:12 | NVS 01 (IRNSS 1J) 2023-076A 56759 |
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Second generation navsat in India's Regional Navigation Satellite System. Will replace IRNSS 1G (41469, 2016-027A) that suffered a failure in its navigation system payload. Expected location 129°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 May 29, 11:39 | 26473 | 0.7521 | 184 | 40005 | 714.42 | 19.30 | 179 | | | 2023 May 30, 18:44 | 30504 | 0.5204 | 8250 | 40001 | 883.67 | 10.81 | 178 | | | 2023 Jun 01, 12:38 | 37033 | 0.2534 | 21269 | 40040 | 1182.07 | 6.81 | 177 | | | 2023 Jun 01, 14:58 | 36929 | 0.2537 | 21180 | 39921 | 1177.07 | 6.81 | 176 | | | 2023 Jun 05, 07:12 | 42275 | 0.0010 | 35855 | 35938 | 1441.74 | 4.97 | 183 | 132° east | | 2023 Jun 07, 06:44 | 42223 | 0.0010 | 35803 | 35887 | 1439.08 | 4.96 | 184 | 131° east | | 2023 Jun 09, 15:01 | 42220 | 0.0010 | 35801 | 35883 | 1438.92 | 4.94 | 193 | 129° east | | 2023 Jun 09, 18:56 | 42186 | 0.0009 | 35768 | 35847 | 1437.18 | 4.96 | 5 | 130° east | | 2023 Jun 09, 19:12 | 42145 | 0.0009 | 35728 | 35805 | 1435.07 | 4.96 | 47 | 130° east | | 2023 Jun 12, 12:19 | 42153 | 0.0009 | 35735 | 35815 | 1435.49 | 4.95 | 340 | 130° east | | 2023 Jun 12, 17:28 | 42164 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35804 | 1436.08 | 4.95 | 360 | 130° east | | | GSLV upper stage 2023-076B 56760 |
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Launched NVS 01. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 29, 10:23 | 26435 | 0.7519 | 180 | 39933 | 712.89 | 19.33 | 179 | | | |
2023-077 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 May 30, 01:31 | Shenzhou 16 2023-077A 56761 |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 31 Life 154 days
Returned to Earth |
Crew to CSS - Jing Haipeng (commander), Zhu Yangzhu (pilot and flight engineer) and Gui Haichao (payload specialist). Separated from launch vehicle at 01:40 UTC. Docked with the downward-facing port of Tianhe at 08:29 UTC. Initial orbit is an estimate based on Chinese data. Undocked carrying its original crew October 30 at 12:37 UTC. Retrofire at about 23:27 UTC led to landing about 50 km north of the Jiuquan launch site October 31 at 00:11 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 30, 01:41 | 6659 | 0.0121 | 200 | 361 | 90.12 | 41.34 | 125 | | | 2023 May 30, 10:18 | 6767 | 0.0004 | 387 | 392 | 92.34 | 41.47 | 268 | | | 2023 Oct 29, 09:08 | 6765 | 0.0004 | 383 | 389 | 92.28 | 41.47 | 349 | | | 2023 Oct 30, 17:56 | 6762 | 0.0005 | 381 | 387 | 92.23 | 41.47 | 43 | | | | CZ 2F third stage 2023-077F 56766 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 12 Life 13 days
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Launched Shenzhou 16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 May 30, 10:31 | 6648 | 0.0112 | 196 | 345 | 89.92 | 41.47 | 129 | | | | Shenzhou 16 Orbital Module 2023-077G 58198 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jul 22 Life 419 days
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Released from Shenzhou 16 on Oct 31 shortly before 23:20 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Oct 31, 16:56 | 6761 | 0.0007 | 378 | 388 | 92.21 | 41.48 | 50 | | | |
2023-F05 - failed to reach orbit Chollima 1 (Improved UNHA-3?) Sohae Launch Centre | 2023 May 30, 21:27 | Malligyong 1 flight model 1 |
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North Korean government/military optical imaging satellite aimed at 500 kilometre, sun-synchronous orbit, lost when the launch vehicle second stage either failed to separate or failed to fire. Impacted the Yellow Sea still attached to the rocket. |
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2023-078 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 2-10) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 May 31, 06:02 | Starlink 6197 2023-078A 56767 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty two LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:19 UTC. Catalogue Number to be confirmed.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 06, 16:00 | 6678 | 0.0029 | 281 | 319 | 90.52 | 70.00 | 162 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 May 31 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-079 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-4) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 4, 12:20 | Starlink 30119 2023-079A 56823 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 13:25 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 09, 18:00 | 6708 | 0.0001 | 329 | 331 | 91.13 | 43.01 | 272 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 4 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two second generation Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-080 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Jun 5, 15:47 | SpaceX Dragon 2 CRS-28 2023-080A 56845 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 30 Life 25 days
Returned to Earth |
Carrying a cargo to/from the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:59 UTC. Docked with the upward facing port of the Harmony module of ISS June 6 at 09:54 UTC. Undocked June 29 at 16:30 UTC. Retro-fire Jun 30 at about 13:41 UTC led to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida at 14:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 05, 22:08 | 6690 | 0.0129 | 226 | 398 | 90.76 | 51.57 | 252 | | | 2023 Jun 06, 01:11 | 6783 | 0.0003 | 402 | 407 | 92.65 | 51.65 | 153 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 5 Life <1 day
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Launched Dragon CRS-28. Caused to re-enter after releasing Dragon, at about 16:45 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Dragon 2 trunk module 2023-080B 57211 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 4 Life 60 days
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Separated from Dragon 2 CRS-28 2023 June 28 prior to retrofire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 03, 15:07 | 6701 | 0.0106 | 252 | 394 | 90.99 | 51.63 | 166 | | | |
2023-081 Lijian 1, Kinetica 1 (Y-2) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jun 7, 04:10 | |
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Reportedly a medium resolution optical Earth-imaging satellite. Also carries a small thruster system for orbit adjustment that was operated for the first time on June 29 and for a final time om July 18. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 15:17 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 493 | 511 | 94.66 | 97.42 | 232 | | | 2023 Jun 28, 22:10 | 6879 | 0.0014 | 491 | 511 | 94.64 | 97.42 | 203 | | | 2023 Jun 29, 10:48 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 492 | 511 | 94.65 | 97.42 | 201 | | | 2023 Jul 05, 08:52 | 6882 | 0.0015 | 494 | 514 | 94.69 | 97.42 | 179 | | | 2023 Jul 06, 08:34 | 6883 | 0.0014 | 495 | 515 | 94.73 | 97.42 | 177 | | | 2023 Jul 11, 03:53 | 6885 | 0.0012 | 498 | 515 | 94.76 | 97.42 | 159 | | | 2023 Jul 15, 02:46 | 6891 | 0.0003 | 511 | 515 | 94.89 | 97.42 | 129 | | | 2023 Jul 18, 02:01 | 6896 | 0.0001 | 517 | 519 | 94.99 | 97.42 | 90 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat? - equipped with an x-ray polarisation detector. Demonstrator for an instrument that will ultimately be incorporated into the Chinese space station. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | 10:29 | | | |
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Commercial remote sensing satellite equipped with a radar imager from the Mianyang Fucheng Satellite Factory. Released from the launch vehicle at 04:23 UTC. First of six in a constellation referred to as "Mianyiang". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | 10:29 | | | Shiyan 24A (Test 24A) 2023-081xx |
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Small satellite carrying an unspecified demonstration payload, one of a pair carried on the same launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | 10:29 | | | Shiyan 24B (Test 24B) 2023-081xx |
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Small satellite carrying an unspecified demonstration payload, one of a pair carried on the same launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | 10:29 | | | Xi'an Hangtou 8 2023-081xx |
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First satellite in a planned constellation of 128 Earth imaging satellites. Payload includes a laser communication system. Name to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | 10:29 | | | 20x unidentified satellites 2023-081 |
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Cluster of unidentified satellites reportedly carried on the 2023-081 launch. Confirmation awaited of whether all of them separated from the launch vehicle.
All satellites are in similar orbits |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 512 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 235 | | | | Lijian 1 third stage 2023-081Z 56869 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 2 Life 148 days
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Launched a reported 26 small satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:34 | 6778 | 0.0163 | 289 | 511 | 92.56 | 97.38 | 342 | | | |
2023-082 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jun 9, 02:35 | Longjiang 3 2023-082A 56874 |
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Small satellite from the Harbin Institute of Technology to demonstrate and test its design in the form of a flat panel. Carries a broadband internet communications system. Originally set for launch 2023 May 28 but delayed, probably by a technical issue either with the satellite or the launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 09, 10:26 | 6873 | 0.0007 | 490 | 500 | 94.52 | 49.13 | 265 | | | | Kuaizhou 1A fourth stage 2023-082B 56875 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 12 Life 3 days
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Launched Longjiang 3. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 09, 09:59 | 6728 | 0.0335 | 125 | 576 | 91.54 | 49.02 | 106 | | | |
2023-083 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-11) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 12, 07:10 | Starlink 6206 2023-083A 56876 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty two Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 08:15 UTC. Catalogue Number to be confirmed.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 16:00 | 6729 | 0.0002 | 350 | 352 | 91.55 | 43.00 | 259 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 12 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 09:15 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-084 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Transporter 8) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jun 12, 21:35 | |
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Small satellite to demonstrate rendezvous and station keeping, intended eventually re-attach itself to SN3. Released Jun 12 but was unable to carry out its mission because of the high rotation rate imparted by Orbiter SN3, and the fact that SN3 was unable to charge its batteries. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 13:14 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 171 | | | | GEI-SAT Precursor 2023-084C 56934 |
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Small satellite from the Satlantis company of Spain demonstrating an infrared Earth imaging system to detect methane emissions. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:00:44 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 14:49 | 6908 | 0.0010 | 523 | 537 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 198 | | | | FossaSat 2E14 (FEROX) 2023-084E 56936 |
Re-entered - 2024 May 30 Life 353 days
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Pocketqbe satellite - details to follow. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 00:59:59.
One of four similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 13:13 | 6907 | 0.0009 | 523 | 535 | 95.22 | 97.51 | 201 | | | | EIVE (Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E/W-Band satcom link) 2023-084F 56937 |
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6U Cubesat from the University of Stuttgart to demonstrate radio communications in the 71-76 GigaHertz range. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:01:06. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 14:48 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 523 | 536 | 95.22 | 97.51 | 196 | | | | Tiger 4 (Layan 23) 2023-084H 56939 |
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6U Cubesat from OQ Technology equipped with a 5G internet communications payload. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:04:03. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:57 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 189 | | | | MISR B (Modular Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) 2023-084J 56940 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 8 Life 484 days
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6U Cubesat for US Special Operations Command, payload details not available. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:03:51. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:56 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 190 | | | | |
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12U Cubesat - demonstrator payload from Viasat of US Military "Link 16" encrypted communications system for beyond line-of-sight communications. May work with the SDA Tranche 0 satellites (launch 2023-050). Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:03:39. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:56 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.52 | 190 | | | | ÑuSat 40 (Carolyn Shoemaker) 2023-084M 56943 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing Earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:04:17.
One of four similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:55 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 185 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Belgian company Aerospacelab to demonstrate its space platform. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:09:43 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:54 | 6906 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 185 | | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 00:59:59.
One of four similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:53 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 183 | 13:18 | | | QPS-SAR 6 (Amateru-III) 2023-084V 56951 |
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Commercial satellite from Japanese company iQPS, equipped with an Earth imaging radar. First in a constellation that will ultimately consist of 36 satellites. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:19:30. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:53 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.51 | 183 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Terran Orbit to be operated by Israeli company ImageSat International on behalf of the Chilean National Space Program. Carries an Earth imaging system. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:19:50. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:52 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.51 | 181 | | | | |
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Small satellite from SatVu equipped with an infrared imaging system to provide still and video images. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:15:47 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:52 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.51 | 185 | | | | Blackjack Aces 1 2023-084AA 56956 |
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Demonstrator satellite for the US DARPA, equipped with an optical inter-satellite communication system. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:21:33.
One of four similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:51 | 6904 | 0.0013 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 186 | | | | ION SCV-011 (Savvy Simon) 2023-084AB 56957 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:20:16.
Satellites:
Outpost Mission 1 - Carrying a set of hosted payloads, names unknown, released June 15,
PocketQube satellites - six in total, released June 21 & 22,
Speisat - released late-June,
unidentified - released August 14.
Other payloads to follow. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:51 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 184 | | | | GHOSt 3 (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) 2023-084AC 56958 |
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Commercial satellite in a planned constellation of six equipped with a multi-spectral Earth imaging system. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:17:59 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:51 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 186 | | | | W-Series 1 (Photon 4) 2023-084AD 56959 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 21 Life 254 days
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Satellite based on Rocket Labs Photon chassis and equipped with an automated laboratory to study formation of molecules in microgravity. Also equipped with a demonstrator re-entry vehicle to return to Earth at mission end. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:22:38. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:50 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 516 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 186 | | | | Tomorrow R2 2023-084AG 56962 |
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Small satellite from US company Tomorrow.io to demonstrate a weather radar sytem to be used in a future constellation of LEO meteorological satellites. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:08:52. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:50 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 516 | 536 | 95.15 | 97.51 | 184 | | | | AFR 1 (ABA First Runner) 2023-084AJ 56964 |
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Small satellite from Azista BST Aerospace equipped with an optical remote sensing payload. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:07:57. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 13:04 | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 536 | 95.15 | 97.51 | 185 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Turion Space equipped with an imaging system to detect and track satellites and debris in LEO. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:03:23. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:49 | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 536 | 95.15 | 97.51 | 181 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Muon Space to demonstrate its design of a software-defined payload. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:06:35. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 16:13 | 6903 | 0.0015 | 515 | 535 | 95.13 | 97.51 | 184 | | | | Lemur 2 (Embrionovs) 2023-084AQ 56970 |
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6U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors and a secondary payload. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:17:59.
One of three similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:47 | 6903 | 0.0016 | 513 | 536 | 95.13 | 97.52 | 183 | | | | MISR A (Modular Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) 2023-084AR 56971 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 2 Life 478 days
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6U Cubesat for US Special Operations Command, payload details not available. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:10:42, |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:47 | 6902 | 0.0015 | 514 | 535 | 95.12 | 97.51 | 177 | | | | Skykraft 3A 2023-084BB 56981 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from Skykraft 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 11:32 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 184 | | | | Skykraft 3C 2023-084BC 56228 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from Skykraft 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 06:52 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.52 | 133 | | | | SpaceBEE 168 2023-084BE 56984 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 7 Life 483 days
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies for two-way communications system in LEO. Swarm intends to operate a 150 satellite constellation. It also carries a GPS receiver to help determine its location. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:03:13.
One of telve similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 14:34 | 6902 | 0.0017 | 512 | 535 | 95.10 | 97.52 | 183 | | | | |
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Mission details to follow. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:01:10. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:44 | 6902 | 0.0017 | 512 | 535 | 95.10 | 97.52 | 179 | | | | |
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Mission details to follow. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:00:31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:44 | 6902 | 0.0017 | 512 | 535 | 95.10 | 97.51 | 175 | | | | |
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Mission details to follow. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:00:54. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:44 | 6902 | 0.0017 | 512 | 535 | 95.10 | 97.51 | 177 | | | | Outpost Ferry 1-01 (Mission 1) 2023-084BK 56226 |
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3U Cubesat from US company Outpost. Test of electronics and comms systems for a future recoverable and reusable satellite. Released from ION SCV 11 mid-July. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 14:33 | 6902 | 0.0012 | 515 | 532 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 132 | | | | Skykraft 3B 2023-084BL 56227 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from Skykraft 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 14:47 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 517 | 535 | 95.15 | 97.52 | 132 | | | | Skykraft 3 2023-084BN 56229 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from launch vehicle at L+01:17:17. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 06:52 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 132 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 9 Life 302 days
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1p PocketQube - demonstrator from Turkish company Hello Space for a planned constellation of 100 internet communications satellites. Released from ION SCV 11 Jun 21. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 13:23 | 6906 | 0.0017 | 516 | 540 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 155 | | | | ELO 4 (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) 2023-084BS 56990 |
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6U Cubesat from Eutelsat to act as a demonstrator for a broadband internet communications satellite. Released from ION SCV-011 early-July. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 13:12 | 6905 | 0.0016 | 516 | 538 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 141 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat with contributions from several participants, co-ordinated by the Italian Space Agency. Includes sensors to measure the characteristics of space in LEO and an electronic copy of "Statio Orbis", a book written by the Pope. Released from ION SCV-11 late-June. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 06:39 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 124 | | | | |
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1.5p PocketQube carrying an internet store/forward comms system and an amateur radio payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 11, 06:13 | 6908 | 0.0020 | 516 | 543 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 134 | | | | MRC 100 (Műegyetemi Rádió Club 100) 2023-084BV 56993 |
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3p PocketQube - Hungarian owned satellite to measure Earth-based radio pollution in a range of radio bands. Named in honour or MRC's 100th anniversary. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 11, 03:03 | 6908 | 0.0020 | 516 | 543 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 135 | | | | unidentified satellite 2023-084BY 56996 |
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Released from ION SCV 11 around August 14. Mission details and name to follow. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 23, 13:35 | 7027 | 0.0070 | 599 | 698 | 97.70 | 98.04 | 179 | | | | Skykraft 3D 2023-084BZ 57956 |
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Small satellite from Australia as a demonstrator for a 200 satellite system to provide air traffic control services in areas away from convential ground station coverage. Released from Skykraft 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 26, 07:38 | 6901 | 0.0012 | 515 | 531 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 207 | | | | Orbiter SN3 2023-084xx 56960 |
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Satellite carrier from a company called Launcher with three small satellites and several hosted payloads. Released from launch vehicle at L+ 01:11:48. A software problem resulted in excessive spin and lower than expected power from the solar panels so a decision was made to release all the satellites immediately.
Satelllites:
Otter Pup - released Jun 12,
sat 2 - released Jun 12,
sat 3 - released Jun 12.
Hosted payloads include:
Nightingale 1 -demonstrator for a satellite comms system for Cesium Astro,
Remora - demonstrator of a satellite guidance, navigation and control system from Millenium Space Systems,
payload deployer - demostrator from TR11. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jun 20, 17:50 | 6904 | 0.0013 | 517 | 535 | 95.15 | 97.52 | 193 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 12 Life <1 day
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Launched SpaceX Transporter 8 multi-satellite mission. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean near South Africa at about 23:40 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-085 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Jun 15, 05:30 | Jilin-1 (Horgos 1) 2023-085xx |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite. Precise variant to be advised. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6917 | 0.0011 | 531 | 547 | 95.42 | 97.46 | 253 | 12:39 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D 19 (Jilin-1 GF3D 19) 2023-085xx |
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite.
One of eight similar satellites carried on this launch, all are in similar orbits |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6917 | 0.0011 | 531 | 547 | 95.42 | 97.46 | 253 | 12:39 | | | Jilin-1 Platform 02A 01 2023-085xx |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6917 | 0.0011 | 531 | 547 | 95.42 | 97.46 | 253 | 12:39 | | | Jilin-1 Platform 02A 02 2023-085xx |
in space
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6917 | 0.0011 | 531 | 547 | 95.42 | 97.46 | 253 | 12:39 | | | Jilin-1 Platform 06A 01 2023-085xx |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite.
One of thirty similar satellites carried on this launch, all are in similar orbits |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6917 | 0.0011 | 531 | 547 | 95.42 | 97.46 | 253 | 12:39 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 15 Life <1 day
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Launched forty one Jilin-1 satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-086 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 18, 21:22 | SATRIA (Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia) 2023-086A 57045 |
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Indonesian domestic very high throughput comsat. Expected location 146° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jun 19, 16:53 | 32486 | 0.7869 | 545 | 51670 | 971.18 | 27.89 | 180 | | | 2023 Jun 21, 23:41 | 32711 | 0.7846 | 668 | 51997 | 981.29 | 27.88 | 181 | | | 2023 Jun 29, 13:35 | 33481 | 0.7765 | 1105 | 53100 | 1016.13 | 25.88 | 184 | | | 2023 Jul 03, 19:58 | 33853 | 0.7820 | 1001 | 53948 | 1033.13 | 24.95 | 185 | | | 2023 Jul 14, 10:43 | 36486 | 0.7470 | 2853 | 57362 | 1155.96 | 20.27 | 188 | | | 2023 Jul 20, 04:18 | 37970 | 0.7320 | 3798 | 59385 | 1227.19 | 18.08 | 190 | | | 2023 Jul 28, 02:08 | 40020 | 0.7121 | 5144 | 62139 | 1327.93 | 15.44 | 192 | | | 2023 Aug 07, 17:27 | 41602 | 0.6815 | 6872 | 63576 | 1407.44 | 12.25 | 195 | | | 2023 Aug 15, 21:45 | 41775 | 0.6485 | 8305 | 62488 | 1416.22 | 10.04 | 196 | | | 2023 Aug 22, 08:45 | 42410 | 0.6080 | 10246 | 61817 | 1448.63 | 8.60 | 197 | | | 2023 Aug 29, 15:27 | 44153 | 0.5199 | 14818 | 60732 | 1538.88 | 7.10 | 199 | | | 2023 Sep 06, 04:18 | 44390 | 0.4807 | 16671 | 59352 | 1551.27 | 5.86 | 200 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-086B 57046 |
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Launched SATRIA. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:09 | 32748 | 0.7882 | 559 | 52180 | 982.94 | 28.19 | 191 | | | |
2023-087 CZ 6 (Y-12) Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Jun 20, 03:18 | Shiyan 25 (Test 25) 2023-087A 57047 |
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Earth observation satellite with test or demonstration sensor payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jun 20, 10:58 | 6692 | 0.0010 | 307 | 321 | 90.80 | 96.64 | 269 | 10:30 | | | CZ 6 third stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 20 Life <1 day
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Launched Shiyan 25. Probably caused to re-enter soon after releasing satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-088 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-7) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jun 22, 07:19 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty seven Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:37 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 02, 04:00 | 6699 | 0.0002 | 319 | 322 | 90.94 | 43.00 | 253 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 22 Life <1 day
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Launched forty seven Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-089 Delta 4 Heavy (NROL-68) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 22, 09:18 | USA 345 (Mentor 9, Advanced Orion 9) 2023-089A 57099 |
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US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | | Delta 4 upper stage 2023-089B 57100 |
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Launched USA 345 |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | |
2023-090 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-12) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 23, 15:35 | Starlink 6132 2023-090A 57101 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty six Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:40 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 02, 04:00 | 6703 | 0.0007 | 320 | 330 | 91.03 | 43.00 | 33 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 22 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-091 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2023 Jun 27, 11:34 | Meteor M2-3 2023-091A 57166 |
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Meteorological satellite providing global observations of the Earth's surface and its atmosphere. The data acquired by the satellite is used for weather analysis and forecasting, climate change monitoring, sea water monitoring and forecasting, and space weather analysis and prediction. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jun 27, 15:25 | 7191 | 0.0005 | 809 | 816 | 101.14 | 98.76 | 84 | 09:00 | | | StratoSatTK 1 (RS-52S) 2023-091B 57167 |
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3U Cubesat with an unspecified experiments package. 1U of the structure carries five picosats (2x 2TU, 4x 1TU) that were released around Jun 11. Also carries an amateur radio package. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:55 | 6935 | 0.0018 | 545 | 569 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 213 | | | | UmKA 1 (RS-40S) 2023-091G 57172 |
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3U Cubesat from the Center for Scientific Creativity of the 29th school of Podolsk, Russia. Equipped with an astronomical imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:54 | 6935 | 0.0017 | 545 | 568 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 213 | | | | CuBel 2 (BSUSat 2) 2023-091K 57175 |
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3U Cubesat? from Belarusian State University - purpose unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 16:00 | 6937 | 0.0016 | 548 | 569 | 95.83 | 97.66 | 224 | | | | Zorki-2M 01 2023-091M 57177 |
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12U Cubesat from Russia's Sitronix Group, equipped with a remote sensing payload. Also equipped with an AIS system to carry short messages and position information to/from ships at sea. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:56 | 6935 | 0.0018 | 544 | 570 | 95.80 | 97.67 | 208 | | | | CubeSX-HSE 3 (RS-42S) 2023-091N 57178 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with an AIS system to relay messages to/from aircraft in flight. Also carries an amateur radio payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:56 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.80 | 97.67 | 207 | | | | Monitor 3 (RS-58S) 2023-091Q 57180 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with sensors to monitor deep sky x-ray flares and gamma radiation. Also carries an amateur radio payload. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:56 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.80 | 97.67 | 207 | | | | Monitor 4 (RS-57S) 2023-091S 57182 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with sensors to monitor deep sky x-ray flares and gamma radiation. Also carries an amateur radio payload. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:57 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.80 | 97.67 | 208 | | | | Monitor 2 (RS 39S) 2023-091U 57184 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with sensors to monitor deep sky x-ray flares and gamma radiation. Also carries an amateur radio payload. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:48 | 6933 | 0.0015 | 544 | 565 | 95.74 | 97.67 | 202 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Russian STC Company. Test vehicle for satellite systems and carrying what appears to be an ELINT payload. Equipped with a thruster system. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:46 | 6932 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 199 | | | | Svyatobor 1 2023-091X 57187 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with a plasma thruster and a thermal imaging system with undisclosed purpose. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:47 | 6932 | 0.0015 | 544 | 564 | 95.73 | 97.67 | 200 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat studying galactic radiation. Also equipped with a test version of a plasma thruster. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:47 | 6932 | 0.0014 | 544 | 564 | 95.73 | 97.66 | 202 | | | | Vizard Meteo 2 2023-091Z 57189 |
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3U Cubesat for meteorology studies from Russian company NIS. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:45 | 6931 | 0.0014 | 543 | 563 | 95.71 | 97.67 | 198 | | | | Nanoprobe 1 (RS-49S) 2023-091AA 57190 |
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3U Cubesat from the Oryol State University, Russia to study 'space weathering' of an object in orbit. Also carries an amateur radio package. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:43 | 6931 | 0.0012 | 544 | 561 | 95.70 | 97.66 | 204 | | | | Politech Universe 3 (RS-46S) 2023-091AB 57191 |
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3U Cubesat from Peter the Great Polytechnic University, St Petersburg . Carries a payload to monitor radiation in LEO. Also carries an amateur radio payload. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:56 | 6935 | 0.0018 | 545 | 569 | 95.80 | 97.66 | 213 | | | | Avion (Kaluga 650) 2023-091AF 57195 |
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6U Cubesat supporting an experimental air traffic control/monitoring system and space environment sensors. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:46 | 6932 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 203 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat studying galactic radiation. Also equipped with a test version of a plasma thruster. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:46 | 6932 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 202 | | | | A-SEANSAT-PG 1 (Penang 1) 2023-091AH 57197 |
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6U Cubesat from Malysian company ANGKASA-X equipped with a message relay system. Also fitted with an optical Earth observation system. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:46 | 6932 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.66 | 204 | 08:55 | | | |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair built by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) to study the Earth's albedo and make measurements of the space environment. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:46 | 6931 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 203 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from Russian STC Company. Test vehicle for satellite systems and carrying what appears to be an ELINT payload. Equipped with a thruster system. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:45 | 6931 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 198 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Tyumen State University, Russia studying the space environment. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:45 | 6931 | 0.0014 | 544 | 563 | 95.72 | 97.67 | 198 | | | | SITRO-AIS 12 2023-091AQ 57204 |
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3U Cubesat from Russian Sitronix Group. Equipped with an AIS system to carry short messages and position information to/from ships at sea. Carries a plaque to commemorate an early cosmonaut who never made a flight.
One of eight similar satellites carried on this launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:44 | 6931 | 0.0014 | 543 | 562 | 95.71 | 97.67 | 198 | | | | ArcCube 01 2023-091AR 57205 |
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3U Cubesat equipped with an amateur radio package. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:44 | 6931 | 0.0013 | 544 | 561 | 95.71 | 97.66 | 206 | | | | KuzGTU 1 (RS-47S) 2023-091AV 57217 |
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Small satellite from Kuzbass University to study thermal effect and vibration in a satellite structure. ID information comes via radio tracking efforts of Nico Janssen. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 06, 15:56 | 6935 | 0.0018 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.67 | 209 | | | | StratoSatTK 1А 2023-091AW 57322 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 02:51 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 189 | | | | StratoSatTK 1Б 2023-091AX 57323 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 09:14 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 188 | | | | StratoSatTK 1В 2023-091AY 57324 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 09:14 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 187 | | | | StratoSatTK 1Г 2023-091AZ 57325 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 04:27 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 188 | | | | StratoSatTK 1д 2023-091BA 57326 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 09:14 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 188 | | | | StratoSatTK 1Е 2023-091BB 57327 |
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"Tinysat" equipped with a camera system. Released from StratoSatTK 1 around Jun 11. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 12:26 | 6935 | 0.0019 | 544 | 570 | 95.79 | 97.66 | 187 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Russian Republic of Chechnya carrying an ADS-B receiver to relay short messages from aircraft in flight. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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6U Cubesat to monitor solar activity. Also carries technical experiments connected with laser communication and quantum communication. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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6U Cubesat from Novosibirsk State University studying the solar corona. Also testing satellite systems. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | PHI Demo (Payload Hosting Initiative) 2023-091xx |
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12U Cubesat from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, UAE as a demonstrator for its hosted payload carrier. Actual payload includes an internet communications system and a water-based thruster. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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Small satellite acting as demonstrator for a future constellation of internet broadband communications satellites. One of three carried on the same launch. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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Small satellite acting as demonstrator for a future constellation of internet broadband communications satellites. One of three carried on the same launch. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Small satellite acting as demonstrator for a future constellation of internet broadband communications satellites. One of three carried on the same launch. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | ReshUCube 2 (RS-37S) 2023-091xx |
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3U Cubesat from the Siberian State University carrying several undisclosed payloads. Also carries an amateur radio payload. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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Small satellite from Samara University studying radiation and magnetic components of the Earth's ionosphere. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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6U CubeSat from Kuban State Technological University, Russia to monitor space weather in LEO. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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3U Cubesat from Russian company BG Optics equipped with a particle detector to study electrons, protons and gamma radiation in LEO |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
in space
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair built by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) to study the Earth's albedo and make measurements of the space environment. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 27 Life <1 day
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Launched Meteor M2-3 then descended to near-500 km orbit to release remaining satellites. Caused to re-enter above the eastern Pacific Ocean at about 17:00 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-092 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jul 1, 15:12 | |
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ESA spacecraft equipped with a telescope to image galaxies and other distant objects in order to explore the composition and evolution of dark matter and dark energy in the Universe. Released from launch vehicle at 15:53 UTC. Arrived at Lagrange point 2 in the Sun-Earth system Jul 27. |
Stationed near the L2 Lagrange Point in the Earth-Sun system | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-092B 57210 |
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Launched EUCLID. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2023-093 Ariane 5ECA (VA-261) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2023 Jul 5, 22:00 | Heinrich Herz 2023-093A 57213 |
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German government secure military communications satellite. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:29 UTC. Expected location 17°.6 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jul 06, 19:12 | 24373 | 0.7273 | 268 | 35723 | 631.15 | 2.97 | 178 | | | 2023 Jul 07, 18:01 | 26663 | 0.5783 | 4866 | 35704 | 722.14 | 1.93 | 178 | | | 2023 Jul 12, 00:00 | 38484 | 0.0932 | 28519 | 35693 | 1252.22 | 0.27 | 172 | | | 2023 Jul 13, 05:38 | 40137 | 0.0484 | 31816 | 35701 | 1333.75 | 0.14 | 177 | | | 2023 Jul 31, 22:00 | 42167 | 0.0001 | 35786 | 35792 | 1436.21 | 0.12 | 136 | 0° east | | 2023 Aug 03, 22:52 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.09 | 0.04 | 288 | 1° east | | 2024 Mar 09, 07:09 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35793 | 1436.14 | 0.03 | 337 | 1° east | | | Syracuse 4B (SYstème de RAdioCommunication Utilisant un SatellitE) 2023-093B 57214 |
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French government military secure-communications satellites for use by land-based, maritime and airborne forces. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:33 UTC. Orbit raising uses electric propulsion and it will take the satellite to its operational orbit by mid-2024. Possibly aimed at location 5° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jul 06, 18:52 | 24351 | 0.7272 | 266 | 35681 | 630.30 | 2.97 | 178 | | | 2023 Jul 08, 08:15 | 24401 | 0.7250 | 331 | 35715 | 632.22 | 2.94 | 180 | | | 2023 Jul 13, 03:58 | 24611 | 0.7190 | 537 | 35929 | 640.39 | 2.98 | 183 | | | 2023 Jul 20, 21:35 | 25468 | 0.7080 | 1057 | 37122 | 674.13 | 2.90 | 187 | | | 2023 Jul 25, 15:40 | 25929 | 0.7015 | 1361 | 37740 | 692.53 | 2.91 | 188 | | | 2023 Aug 06, 05:36 | 27447 | 0.6745 | 2555 | 39583 | 754.22 | 2.80 | 192 | | | 2023 Aug 14, 11:33 | 28465 | 0.6578 | 3363 | 40811 | 796.59 | 2.75 | 193 | | | 2023 Aug 21, 02:30 | 29227 | 0.6440 | 4028 | 41670 | 828.77 | 2.68 | 195 | | | 2023 Aug 28, 04:17 | 30253 | 0.6260 | 4937 | 42812 | 872.79 | 2.49 | 197 | | | 2023 Sep 06, 13:37 | 31657 | 0.6040 | 6160 | 44398 | 934.25 | 2.29 | 200 | | | 2023 Sep 12, 12:59 | 32638 | 0.5891 | 7033 | 45487 | 978.02 | 2.17 | 202 | | | 2023 Sep 19, 12:04 | 33726 | 0.5719 | 8059 | 46637 | 1027.32 | 2.00 | 203 | | | 2023 Sep 25, 08:00 | 34703 | 0.5555 | 9047 | 47603 | 1072.29 | 1.88 | 204 | | | 2023 Oct 04, 12:11 | 35991 | 0.5249 | 10723 | 48504 | 1132.55 | 1.67 | 206 | | | 2023 Oct 10, 10:46 | 36136 | 0.5090 | 11364 | 48153 | 1139.40 | 1.56 | 208 | | | 2023 Oct 16, 20:40 | 35927 | 0.5005 | 11567 | 47532 | 1129.53 | 1.44 | 210 | | | 2023 Nov 02, 16:54 | 38353 | 0.3997 | 16644 | 47306 | 1245.83 | 1.15 | 212 | | | 2023 Nov 09, 15:37 | 38832 | 0.3625 | 18376 | 46531 | 1269.23 | 1.03 | 213 | | | 2023 Nov 17, 00:29 | 39375 | 0.3220 | 20320 | 45674 | 1295.96 | 0.90 | 213 | | | 2023 Nov 30, 11:50 | 40165 | 0.2441 | 23982 | 43593 | 1335.17 | 0.67 | 213 | | | 2023 Dec 07, 13:39 | 40991 | 0.2060 | 26170 | 43055 | 1376.53 | 0.55 | 212 | | | 2023 Dec 17, 18:25 | 41217 | 0.1366 | 29210 | 40468 | 1387.97 | 0.38 | 205 | | | 2023 Dec 25, 11:44 | 41615 | 0.0869 | 31620 | 38855 | 1408.13 | 0.27 | 196 | 58° west | | 2024 Jan 08, 18:51 | 42196 | 0.0006 | 35794 | 35842 | 1437.69 | 0.09 | 90 | 6° west | | 2024 Jan 09, 13:45 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35787 | 1436.12 | 0.09 | 39 | 6° west | | | Ariane 5 third stage 2023-093C 57215 |
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Launched Heinrich Herz and Syracuse 4B. Final Ariane 5 mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 08, 05:30 | 24341 | 0.7273 | 260 | 35665 | 629.88 | 2.97 | 180 | | | |
2023-I06 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD 26) International Space Station | 2023 Jul 6, 09:55 | Moonlighter 1998-067VU 57316 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 10 Life 219 days
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3U Cubesat from the Aerospace Corporation, USA. To be used as a testing 'sandpit' to study hacking prevention systems for objects in orbit. Released at 10:05 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 10, 17:03 | 6794 | 0.0002 | 414 | 417 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 340 | | | | ESSENCE (Educational Space Science and Engineering CubeSat Experiment) 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from York University, Ontario as a testbed for a wide-angle camera to observe snow and ice coverage in Northern Canada, and a proton detector to study the effects of Solar Proton Events on satellites in LEO. Released at 11:35 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 305 | | | | Iris (ManitobaSat 1) 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from the University of Manitoba to study space weathering on objects in orbit. Released at 11:35 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 305 | | | | |
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2U Cubesat from University of Saskatchewan, Canada, testing a radiation dosimeter and a melanin-based method of radiation protection. Released at 11:25 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 305 | | | | SC-ODIN (Space Concordia - Orbital Dust Imaging Nanosatellite) 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from Concordia University, Quebec. Equipped with an imaging system to study aerosol plumes. Also fitted with sensors to monitor the space environment. Released at 09:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 305 | | | | Ukpik 1 (Snowy Owl) 1998-067xx |
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2U Cubesat from Canada's Western University in partnership with Nunavut Arctic College. Equipped with an imaging system capable of providing virtual reality views. Also to be used as a teaching aid in conrolling satellites. Released at 11:25 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 305 | | | |
2023-094 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-13) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jul 7, 19:29 | Starlink 5525 2023-094A 57218 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty eight Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 19:48 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 18:00 | 6676 | 0.0027 | 281 | 316 | 90.48 | 43.00 | 200 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 7 Life <1 day
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Launched forty eight Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere at about 21:10 UTC after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-095 CZ 2C + YZ-1S Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 9, 11:00 | Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1 (Internet Connectivity Test Satellite 1) 2023-095A 57288 |
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Test satellite for Chinese government communications system for use by Internet-connected devices. One of two carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 09, 14:35 | 7484 | 0.0014 | 1095 | 1117 | 107.39 | 86.50 | 301 | | | 2023 Jul 14, 13:57 | 7488 | 0.0013 | 1099 | 1119 | 107.46 | 86.50 | 280 | | | 2023 Jul 15, 02:29 | 7487 | 0.0016 | 1097 | 1121 | 107.45 | 86.50 | 286 | | | | Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2 (Internet Connectivity Test Satellite 2) 2023-095B 57289 |
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Test satellite for Chinese government communications system for use by Internet-connected devices. One of two carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 09, 14:35 | 7482 | 0.0012 | 1095 | 1113 | 107.34 | 86.50 | 304 | | | 2023 Jul 13, 23:34 | 7485 | 0.0011 | 1099 | 1115 | 107.41 | 86.50 | 283 | | | 2023 Jul 15, 04:48 | 7488 | 0.0016 | 1098 | 1121 | 107.47 | 86.50 | 287 | | | | YZ-1S rocket stage 2023-095C 57318 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 22 Life 13 days
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Launched pair of Internet Connectivity Test Satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 10, 22:51 | 6968 | 0.0679 | 117 | 1063 | 96.48 | 86.39 | 292 | | | |
2023-096 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-5) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jul 10, 03:58 | Starlink 30198 2023-096A 57290 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:01 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 18:00 | 6738 | 0.0002 | 358 | 361 | 91.73 | 43.00 | 271 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 10 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two second generation Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter at about 06:10 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-097 Zhuque-2 (Y2) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 12, 01:00 | Zhuque 2 second stage 2023-097A 57319 |
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Instrumented rocket stage as a test vehicle on second mission of the rocket. Carried a satellite mass simulator and a simulated release command was actuated at 01:12 UTC. Earlier launch of the rocket failed 2022 December 14 when the stage did not complete its firing and fourteen satellites were lost. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 12, 03:49 | 6824 | 0.0022 | 431 | 461 | 93.51 | 97.27 | 280 | 07:21 | | |
2023-098 LVM3 (M4) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 14, 09:05 | Chandrayaan 3 Lander (Vikram) 2023-098A 57320 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 23 Life 40 days
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Indian Lunar Lander - carried surface rover Pragyaan and a communications system to relay signals from the rover to the orbiter. Separated from the Propulsion Module August 17. Landed on the Moon, near the south pole August 23. |
Landed on the Moon | | Chandrayaan 3 Propulsion Module (Chandrayaan Orbiter) 2023-098C 57770 |
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Carried Chandrayaan 3 lander as far as circumlunar orbit. Apogee of the transfer orbit periodically increased until injection into lunar transfer trajectory on July 31. Entered orbit around the Moon August 5. Released lunar lander August 17. Acted as radio relay for communication with the lander on the lunar surface. Departed lunar orbit 2023 Dec 24. Space-Track applied the catalogue number and designation of 57770/2023-098C on 2024 January 4. Some Space-Track orbit data sets (the pre-2024 orbits listed below) were ascribed to 57320/2023-098A. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 14:54 | 24601 | 0.7351 | 138 | 36308 | 640.03 | 21.30 | 178 | | | 2023 Jul 17, 14:32 | 27292 | 0.7596 | 184 | 41644 | 747.85 | 21.32 | 180 | | | 2023 Jul 18, 15:35 | 32175 | 0.7964 | 174 | 51420 | 957.28 | 21.33 | 181 | | | 2023 Jul 20, 20:38 | 42176 | 0.8434 | 227 | 71368 | 1436.66 | 21.30 | 182 | | | 2023 Jul 27, 14:52 | 70035 | 0.9054 | 247 | 127067 | 3074.21 | 21.34 | 183 | | | 2024 Jan 10, 11:06 | 219898 | 0.4157 | 122105 | 304934 | 17103.72 | 27.52 | 87 | | | 2024 Feb 14, 18:03 | 264756 | 0.2146 | 201555 | 315201 | 22595.82 | 28.49 | 81 | | | | Chandrayaan 3 Rover (Pragyaan) uncatalogued |
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Indian Lunar Rover, departed Chandrayaan lander Aug 25. |
Landed on the Moon | | LVM3 third stage 2023-098B 57321 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 15 Life 124 days
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Launched Chandrayaan 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 14, 17:43 | 24362 | 0.7323 | 142 | 35825 | 630.70 | 21.30 | 178 | | | |
2023-099 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 5-15) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jul 16, 03:50 | Starlink 6290 2023-099A 57329 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty four Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:55 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 25, 14:00 | 6733 | 0.0002 | 353 | 356 | 91.63 | 43.01 | 259 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 16 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty four Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 06:00 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-100 Electron (Baby Come Back) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2023 Jul 18, 01:27 | |
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6U Cubesat from NASA - one of four launched simultaneously on a test/demonstration mission of systems to allow satellites to fly in formation and act together without input from ground-based controllers. Released from launch vehicle at 01:16 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 13:24 | 6953 | 0.0013 | 566 | 584 | 96.16 | 99.45 | 278 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat from NASA - one of four launched simultaneously on a test/demonstration mission of systems to allow satellites to fly in formation and act together without input from ground-based controllers. Released from launch vehicle at 01:16 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 12:07 | 6953 | 0.0014 | 566 | 585 | 96.17 | 99.45 | 286 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat from NASA - one of four launched simultaneously on a test/demonstration mission of systems to allow satellites to fly in formation and act together without input from ground-based controllers. Released from launch vehicle at 01:17 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 13:39 | 6954 | 0.0013 | 566 | 584 | 96.18 | 99.46 | 284 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat from NASA - one of four launched simultaneously on a test/demonstration mission of systems to allow satellites to fly in formation and act together without input from ground-based controllers. Released from launch vehicle at 01:17 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 10:32 | 6953 | 0.0013 | 566 | 585 | 96.17 | 99.45 | 285 | | | | Lemur-2 (Deverill M T) 2023-100E 57390 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Released from launch vehicle at 01:18 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 10:32 | 6952 | 0.0014 | 564 | 583 | 96.14 | 99.46 | 272 | | | | Lemur-2 (Mano) 2023-100F 57391 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Released from launch vehicle at 01:17 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 12:05 | 6950 | 0.0016 | 561 | 583 | 96.11 | 99.46 | 265 | | | | |
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Small satellite owned by Telesat of Canada, acting as a demonstrator of a future constellation of 188 "Lightspeed" data networking satellites. Also provides continuity for customers using Telesat's recently decommissioned LEO Phase 1 satellite (43113,2018-004C). Released from launch vehicle at 03:13 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 09:35 | 7385 | 0.0016 | 995 | 1019 | 105.27 | 99.44 | 239 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-100H 57393 |
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Launched seven assorted satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing LEO 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6953 | 0.0014 | 566 | 585 | 96.17 | 99.46 | 285 | | | estimated orbit | 7385 | 0.0016 | 995 | 1019 | 105.27 | 99.44 | 238 | | | 2023 Jul 18, 13:49 | 7116 | 0.0387 | 462 | 1014 | 99.57 | 99.34 | 197 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-100J 57394 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 4 Life 17 days
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Launched seven assorted satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 18, 13:30 | 6767 | 0.0280 | 199 | 578 | 92.32 | 99.44 | 210 | | | |
2023-I07 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2023 Jul 19, 07:00 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 8 Life 142 days
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1U Cubesat - built under the Philippines Space Space Science and Technology Proliferation programme by the University of the Philippines Diliman (including student participation) and the DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute. Demonstrator of systems needed for satellite-based remote data collection and optical imaging, including a near infrared camera. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 20, 18:30 | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 178 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 12 Life 146 days
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1U Cubesat - built under the Philippines Space Space Science and Technology Proliferation programme by the University of the Philippines Diliman (including student participation) and the DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute. Demonstrator of systems needed for satellite-based remote data collection and optical imaging, including a near infrared camera. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 20, 18:30 | 6793 | 0.0003 | 413 | 417 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 178 | | | |
2023-101 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 20, 03:20 | Tianmu 1-07 2023-101A 57399 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:29 | 6901 | 0.0009 | 516 | 529 | 95.09 | 97.41 | 274 | 09:40 | | | Tianmu 1-08 2023-101B 57400 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:29 | 6902 | 0.0009 | 518 | 530 | 95.11 | 97.41 | 264 | 09:40 | | | Tianmu 1-09 2023-101C 57401 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:21 | 6902 | 0.0009 | 518 | 531 | 95.11 | 97.41 | 263 | 09:39 | | | Tianmu 1-10 2023-101D 57402 |
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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. Catalogue Number and Designation letter to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:22 | 6903 | 0.0011 | 517 | 532 | 95.12 | 97.41 | 249 | 09:40 | | | Kuaizhou 1A fourth stage 2023-101E 57403 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 25 Life 5 days
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Launched Tianmu 1-07 - Tianmu 1-10. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. Launch postponed from Jul 3 and Jul 19. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 20, 14:02 | 6716 | 0.0283 | 148 | 528 | 91.30 | 97.44 | 39 | | | |
2023-102 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-15) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Jul 20, 04:09 | Starlink 30240 2023-102A 57404 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifteen V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:24 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 27, 16:00 | 6709 | 0.0003 | 328 | 332 | 91.14 | 43.00 | 162 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 20 Life <1 day
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Launched fifteen Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the central Pacific Ocean at about 05:40 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-103 Ceres 1
(Gushenxing 1 Y-6, Lemon Tree) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 22, 05:07 | Xingshidai 16 (Daiyun, Star Times 16) 2023-103A 57421 |
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Small Earth observation satellite equipped with visible light and infrared imagers and owned by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co. Includes artificial intelligence software to help pinpoint unusual events on the Earth's surface such as fires. May also have returned images of Qiankun 1 whilst orbiting alongside it. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 13:31 | 6872 | 0.0012 | 486 | 501 | 94.48 | 96.63 | 282 | 11:26 | | | Qiankun 1 ((ultra LEO satellite)) 2023-103B 57422 |
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Technology verification payload described as the first ultra-low (ULEO) orbit satellite - designed to operate below 300 km. Equipped with multiple imaging devices, an image intelligent processor and other 'test payloads' including a low-thrust engine. Maintained station with Xingshidai 16 until September 28 then orbit lowered in small steps towards ULEO. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 13:33 | 6872 | 0.0013 | 485 | 502 | 94.48 | 96.62 | 281 | 11:26 | | 2023 Aug 19, 02:02 | 6867 | 0.0014 | 479 | 499 | 94.39 | 96.62 | 193 | 11:15 | | 2023 Aug 22, 18:11 | 6867 | 0.0015 | 479 | 499 | 94.38 | 96.62 | 180 | 11:14 | | 2023 Sep 24, 09:20 | 6830 | 0.0032 | 430 | 474 | 93.62 | 96.62 | 313 | 11:02 | | 2023 Sep 29, 01:45 | 6830 | 0.0032 | 430 | 473 | 93.62 | 96.62 | 295 | 11:00 | | 2023 Oct 14, 10:10 | 6828 | 0.0032 | 429 | 472 | 93.59 | 96.62 | 236 | 10:55 | | 2023 Nov 16, 18:36 | 6803 | 0.0006 | 421 | 429 | 93.08 | 96.62 | 82 | 10:45 | | 2023 Nov 21, 13:29 | 6803 | 0.0006 | 421 | 429 | 93.07 | 96.62 | 69 | 10:43 | | 2024 Jan 01, 03:36 | 6750 | 0.0007 | 367 | 376 | 91.98 | 96.61 | 271 | 10:34 | | | Ceres 1 fourth stage 2023-103C 57423 |
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Launched Qiankun 1 and Xingshidai 16. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 22, 22:18 | 6831 | 0.0062 | 411 | 495 | 93.65 | 96.63 | 29 | | | |
2023-104 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 23, 02:50 | Sixiang 01 (Skylight AS 01) 2023-104A 57424 |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite equipped with an infrared imaging system. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 08:32 | 6873 | 0.0013 | 486 | 503 | 94.50 | 97.40 | 273 | 10:00 | | | |
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Demonstrator of a broadband communications system. The payload can be reconfigured to meet current comms demands through onboard software and without ground intervention. Satellite design resembles a single flat panel in order to provide a large collector area on a small satellite. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 08:33 | 6872 | 0.0014 | 484 | 503 | 94.48 | 97.40 | 279 | 10:00 | | | Sixiang 02 (Skylight AS 02) 2023-104C 57426 |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite equipped with a wide field of view optical imaging system. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 08:33 | 6872 | 0.0013 | 485 | 503 | 94.49 | 97.40 | 277 | 10:00 | | | Sixiang 03 (Skylight AS 03) 2023-104F 57429 |
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Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite equipped with a thermal imaging system to monitor heat sources on the Earth's surface. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Jul 24, 08:35 | 6874 | 0.0012 | 488 | 505 | 94.54 | 97.40 | 262 | 10:00 | | | CZ 2D second stage 2023-104D 57427 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 2 Life 437 days
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Launched 3x Sixiang satellites and Lingxi 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 24, 08:34 | 6872 | 0.0013 | 485 | 503 | 94.50 | 97.40 | 274 | | | |
2023-105 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-6) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jul 24, 00:50 | Starlink 30189 2023-105A 57430 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 01:55 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 31, 18:00 | 6703 | 0.0006 | 321 | 329 | 91.02 | 43.00 | 216 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 24 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the central Pacific Ocean at about 03:10 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-106 CZ 2D Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Jul 26, 20:02 | Yaogan 36-05 Follower 1 2023-106A 57452 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the three Yaogan 35-04 (launch 2022-100) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 27, 02:12 | 6875 | 0.0007 | 492 | 502 | 94.55 | 35.00 | 259 | | | 2023 Aug 16, 19:02 | 6877 | 0.0005 | 495 | 502 | 94.59 | 35.00 | 90 | | | | Yaogan 36-05 Follower 2 2023-106C 57454 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the three Yaogan 35-04 (launch 2022-100) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 27, 05:28 | 6873 | 0.0009 | 489 | 501 | 94.52 | 34.99 | 274 | | | 2023 Aug 17, 01:17 | 6878 | 0.0004 | 497 | 502 | 94.60 | 35.00 | 53 | | | | Yaogan 36-05 Leader 2023-106E 57456 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the three Yaogan 35-04 (launch 2022-100) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 27, 05:28 | 6872 | 0.0009 | 488 | 500 | 94.50 | 34.99 | 286 | | | 2023 Aug 04, 07:58 | 6873 | 0.0009 | 488 | 501 | 94.51 | 34.99 | 8 | | | 2023 Aug 17, 01:12 | 6878 | 0.0002 | 498 | 501 | 94.61 | 35.00 | 201 | | | | CZ 2D second stage 2023-106B 57453 |
Re-entered - 2024 May 12 Life 291 days
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Launched Yaogan 36 Group 5. Space-Track has this erroneously Catalogued as 57455, 2023-106D. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 27, 05:27 | 6874 | 0.0009 | 490 | 502 | 94.53 | 35.00 | 272 | | | |
2023-107 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-7) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jul 28, 04:01 | Starlink 30165 2023-107A 57457 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:16 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 03, 18:00 | 6722 | 0.0001 | 343 | 344 | 91.40 | 43.01 | 225 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 28 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the IndianOcean at about 06:30 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-108 Falcon 9 Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Jul 29, 03:04 | Echostar 24 (Jupiter 3) 2023-108A 57479 |
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High capacity, high speed comsat covering the North and South America. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:32 UTC. Expected location - 95° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jul 29, 07:16 | 28131 | 0.4888 | 8001 | 35505 | 782.59 | 10.39 | 180 | | | 2023 Aug 01, 11:26 | 30848 | 0.3573 | 13449 | 35491 | 898.68 | 6.26 | 180 | | | 2023 Aug 05, 17:18 | 38482 | 0.0877 | 28729 | 35477 | 1252.10 | 1.13 | 181 | | | 2023 Aug 10, 23:04 | 37413 | 0.0660 | 28566 | 33503 | 1200.30 | 1.09 | 171 | | | 2023 Aug 21, 12:46 | 39353 | 0.0656 | 30392 | 35558 | 1294.87 | 0.78 | 184 | | | 2023 Aug 28, 07:11 | 39947 | 0.0504 | 31556 | 35581 | 1324.30 | 0.55 | 187 | | | 2023 Sep 06, 15:24 | 40826 | 0.0300 | 33225 | 35671 | 1368.26 | 0.27 | 193 | | | 2023 Sep 13, 08:54 | 41493 | 0.0147 | 34507 | 35723 | 1401.93 | 0.14 | 182 | 125° west | | 2023 Sep 18, 06:42 | 41988 | 0.0038 | 35451 | 35770 | 1427.10 | 0.05 | 145 | 97° west | | 2023 Sep 20, 06:25 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.07 | 0.05 | 167 | 95° west | | | Falcon 9 Heavy third stage 2023-108B 57480 |
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Launched Echostar 24. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 29, 09:32 | 28100 | 0.4900 | 7952 | 35492 | 781.31 | 10.42 | 180 | | | |
2023-109 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-56) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Jul 30, 01:00 | |
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Indian radar imaging satellite. The radar was supplied by Israeli Aircraft Industries. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 18:32 | 6911 | 0.0008 | 527 | 538 | 95.29 | 5.00 | 12 | | | | Velox AM (Additive Manufacturing) 2023-109B 57482 |
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Small satellite from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It will demonstrate an on-orbit manufacturing system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 16:44 | 6908 | 0.0011 | 522 | 538 | 95.24 | 5.01 | 16 | | | | ORB-12 (Strider) 2023-109C 57483 |
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12U Cubesat from Indonesia carrying several test/demonstration payloads including a radar Earth imager and two thruster systems. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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3U Cubesat - student built satellite from the Research Centre at Singapore's NTU School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Carries an unspecified technology demonstration payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 16:49 | 6912 | 0.0007 | 529 | 539 | 95.32 | 5.01 | 357 | | | | ARCADE (Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer, INSPIRESat-4) 2023-109E 57485 |
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Small satellite from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore for ionospheric studies. Also carries an electric propulsion system to lower the orbit to 350 km, and an Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 18:27 | 6909 | 0.0010 | 524 | 538 | 95.26 | 5.00 | 15 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the National University of Singapore equipped with a multi-spectral Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 16:51 | 6913 | 0.0007 | 530 | 539 | 95.33 | 5.01 | 357 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat - Broadband internet comsat from Indonesia to pass messages from ground based sensors and recording stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jul 30, 20:09 | 6913 | 0.0004 | 532 | 538 | 95.34 | 5.01 | 3 | | | | PSLV upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched DS-SAR and six small satellites. ISRO announced the orbit would be be lowered to 295 x 300 km after releasing the satellites but no data have been released by Space-Track so its fate is uncertain. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2023-110 Antares 230+ Wallops Flight Facility | 2023 Aug 2, 00:31 | Cygnus NG-19 (SS Laurel Clark) 2023-110A 57488 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 9 Life 160 days
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Northrop Grumman vehicle carrying supplies and equipment to ISS under CRS-2 contract with NASA. Initial orbit similar to launch vehicle second stage. Captured by ISS remote manipular August 4 at 09:52 UTC. Docked with the downward-facing port of the Unity module at 12:28 UTC. Undocked 2023 Dec 22 at about 10:00 UTC and released from the RMS at 13:06 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 02, 02:10 | 6667 | 0.0120 | 209 | 369 | 90.30 | 51.62 | 139 | | | 2023 Aug 02, 03:32 | 6676 | 0.0133 | 209 | 387 | 90.48 | 51.64 | 141 | | | 2023 Aug 03, 15:36 | 6699 | 0.0125 | 237 | 404 | 90.93 | 51.63 | 164 | | | 2023 Aug 06, 11:32 | 6794 | 0.0002 | 415 | 417 | 92.89 | 51.65 | 276 | | | 2023 Dec 21, 13:21 | 6793 | 0.0002 | 413 | 416 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 42 | | | 2023 Dec 22, 20:55 | 6795 | 0.0003 | 415 | 419 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 110 | | | 2023 Dec 23, 18:24 | 6778 | 0.0002 | 399 | 401 | 92.55 | 51.65 | 49 | | | | Antares second stage 2023-110B 57489 |
Re-entered - 2020 Feb 23 Life <1 day
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Launched SS Laurel Clark. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 02, 03:32 | 6613 | 0.0082 | 181 | 289 | 89.19 | 51.62 | 141 | | | |
2023-111 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Aug 3, 03:47 | Fengyun 3F (Fengyun 3-06) 2023-111A 57490 |
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Second generation meteorological imaging satellite capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems. Released from launch vehicle at 04:10 UTC. Launched to replace Fengyun 3C (39260/2013-052A). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Aug 03, 08:36 | 7184 | 0.0006 | 802 | 810 | 100.99 | 98.81 | 244 | 10:00 | | 2023 Aug 05, 08:03 | 7190 | 0.0006 | 808 | 816 | 101.13 | 98.82 | 321 | 10:00 | | 2023 Aug 05, 14:54 | 7195 | 0.0004 | 814 | 819 | 101.22 | 98.81 | 243 | 10:00 | | 2023 Aug 06, 16:04 | 7200 | 0.0017 | 810 | 834 | 101.34 | 98.81 | 355 | 10:01 | | 2023 Aug 06, 19:26 | 7203 | 0.0001 | 824 | 825 | 101.39 | 98.80 | 229 | 10:00 | | 2023 Aug 08, 05:10 | 7204 | 0.0001 | 826 | 827 | 101.43 | 98.81 | 122 | 10:00 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2023-111B 57491 |
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Launched Fenyun 3F. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 03, 09:57 | 7088 | 0.0141 | 610 | 809 | 98.97 | 98.81 | 46 | | | |
2023-112 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Aug 3, 05:00 | Galaxy 37 (Horizons 4) 2023-112A 57493 |
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Intelsat-owned comsat covering North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:33 UTC. Expected location 127° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Aug 03, 09:26 | 34450 | 0.8104 | 155 | 55989 | 1060.58 | 24.61 | 180 | | | 2023 Aug 05, 20:15 | 35549 | 0.7544 | 2351 | 55990 | 1111.72 | 17.65 | 182 | | | 2023 Aug 08, 15:45 | 39085 | 0.5985 | 9315 | 56098 | 1281.64 | 9.01 | 181 | | | 2023 Aug 10, 14:38 | 47759 | 0.3082 | 26660 | 56103 | 1731.21 | 2.13 | 176 | | | 2023 Aug 14, 12:50 | 52310 | 0.1927 | 35850 | 56014 | 1984.45 | 1.13 | 179 | | | 2023 Aug 16, 14:36 | 43122 | 0.0206 | 35855 | 37632 | 1485.27 | 0.11 | 62 | | | 2023 Aug 17, 11:22 | 42198 | 0.0010 | 35779 | 35861 | 1437.80 | 0.10 | 292 | 147° west | | 2023 Aug 21, 16:42 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35797 | 1436.10 | 0.07 | 313 | 148° west | | 2023 Sep 19, 13:56 | 42006 | 0.0003 | 35614 | 35642 | 1428.02 | 0.02 | 98 | 140° west | | 2023 Sep 25, 11:14 | 42070 | 0.0017 | 35621 | 35763 | 1431.26 | 0.03 | 215 | 128° west | | 2023 Sep 26, 15:37 | 42143 | 0.0003 | 35754 | 35776 | 1434.98 | 0.04 | 113 | 128° west | | 2023 Oct 03, 01:13 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35798 | 1436.06 | 0.05 | 106 | 127° west | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2023-112B 57494 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 22 Life 50 days
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Launched Galaxy 37. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 22, 14:48 | 34341 | 0.8105 | 128 | 55798 | 1055.56 | 24.48 | 187 | | | |
2023-113 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-8) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Aug 7, 02:41 | Starlink 30154 2023-113A 57495 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 03:46 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 15, 18:00 | 6699 | 0.0002 | 320 | 322 | 90.95 | 43.00 | 262 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 7 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 06:00 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-114 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2023 Aug 7, 13:19 | Cosmos 2569 (Uragan-K2 №13L) 2023-114A 57517 |
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New generation GLONASS navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. Separated from the launch vehicle Fregat stage at about 16:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 08, 07:23 | 25524 | 0.0004 | 19135 | 19156 | 676.35 | 64.79 | 313 | | | 2023 Aug 14, 16:34 | 25541 | 0.0004 | 19152 | 19174 | 677.05 | 64.79 | 72 | | | 2023 Sep 08, 10:06 | 25508 | 0.0010 | 19105 | 19154 | 675.72 | 64.80 | 302 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2023-114B 57518 |
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Launched Cosmos 2569. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 08, 07:26 | 25472 | 0.0035 | 19005 | 19182 | 674.29 | 64.83 | 232 | | | |
2023-115 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-20) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Aug 8, 03:57 | Starlink 30259 2023-115A 57521 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifteen V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:11 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 15, 18:00 | 6693 | 0.0002 | 313 | 315 | 90.81 | 43.00 | 253 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 8 Life <1 day
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Launched fifteen Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the central Pacific Ocean at about 05:30 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-116 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Aug 8, 22:53 | Huanjing 2F (S-SAR 02) 2023-116A 57519 |
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Chinese Earth surface imaging satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar operating at S-band frequencies. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Aug 09, 01:45 | 6873 | 0.0011 | 488 | 503 | 94.52 | 97.39 | 259 | 06:00 | | 2023 Oct 17, 20:08 | 6870 | 0.0010 | 485 | 499 | 94.46 | 97.40 | 47 | 06:00 | | 2023 Oct 19, 12:13 | 6871 | 0.0009 | 486 | 499 | 94.47 | 97.39 | 41 | 06:00 | | 2023 Dec 12, 19:15 | 6866 | 0.0007 | 483 | 493 | 94.36 | 97.39 | 179 | 06:01 | | 2023 Dec 13, 03:18 | 6871 | 0.0001 | 492 | 493 | 94.46 | 97.39 | 138 | 06:01 | | 2023 Dec 15, 22:58 | 6883 | 0.0001 | 504 | 505 | 94.71 | 97.39 | 116 | 06:01 | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-116C 57536 |
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Launched Huanjing 2F. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 09, 01:38 | 6836 | 0.0045 | 428 | 489 | 93.76 | 97.12 | 44 | | | |
2023-117 Ceres 1
(Gushenxing 1 Y-7) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Aug 10, 04:03 | Henan Ligong 1 (Diwei Zhineng Yingji 1) 2023-117xx |
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Multispectral Earth imaging satellite equipped with an intelligent onboard data processing system capable of targeting ‘hot spots’ on the ground in the event of a disaster. Developed by the Diwei 2 Space Technology Co of Hangzhou. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | Xi'an Hangtou 104 2023-117xx |
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Satellite in a planned constellation of 128 Earth imaging satellites. Payload includes a laser communication system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | Xi'an Hangtou 112 2023-117xx |
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Satellite in a planned constellation of 128 Earth imaging satellites. Payload includes a laser communication system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | Xi'an Hangtou 6 2023-117xx |
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Satellite in a planned constellation of 128 Earth imaging satellites. Payload includes a laser communication system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | Xi'an Hangtou 88 2023-117xx |
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Satellite in a planned constellation of 128 Earth imaging satellites. Payload includes a laser communication system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | |
in space
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Multispectral Earth imaging satellite equipped with an onboard data processing system from private company Star Vision. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | |
in space
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Technology verification satellite for a constellation of remote sensing satellites equipped with a multispectral Earth imaging system. Also carries a laser communication system. Precursor to a 100 satellite constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6911 | 0.0014 | 524 | 543 | 95.30 | 97.52 | 273 | 10:22 | | | Ceres 1 fourth stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 10 Life <1 day
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Launched seven small satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-118 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2023 Aug 10, 23:10 | Luna Glob (Luna 25) 2023-118A 57600 |
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Russian spacecraft aimed at circumlunar orbit followed by landing near lunar south pole. Separated from Fregat rocket stage on Aug 11 at 00:10 UTC. A pair of engine firings August 16, beginning at 08:57 UTC, resulted in Luna 25 entering its initial orbit of 91 x 113 kilometres at 82°.1 inclination around the Moon. At 09:03 UTC on August 18, the orbit was lowered to 100 kilometres circular in preparation for descent and landing, expected August 21. August 19 a command was sent for a thruster firing to lower perigee to 16 km. Communication was lost at about 11:57 UTC, probably when Luna 25 crashed into the lunar surface after the thruster fired for too long a time. |
Impacted on the Moon | | Fregat rocket stage 2023-118B 57601 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 26 Life 200 days
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Carried Luna 25 lunar lander. Manoeuvred to barycentric orbit before releasing the spacecraft. A further engine firing, on Aug 11, reportedly sent it to heliocentric orbit but Space-Track continued to issue orbit data for the barycentric orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 10, 23:10 | 6652 | 0.0010 | 267 | 281 | 89.99 | 51.73 | 92 | | | 2023 Oct 20, 10:22 | 211239 | 0.9016 | 14405 | 395316 | 16103.47 | 48.13 | 199 | | | |
2023-119 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-9) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Aug 11, 05:17 | Starlink 30166 2023-119A 57602 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:22 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 22, 18:00 | 6704 | 0.0004 | 323 | 329 | 91.05 | 43.00 | 187 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 28 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the IndianOcean at about 08:40 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-120 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Aug 12, 17:26 | L-SAR 04-01 (Land Exploration 04-01) 2023-120A 57624 |
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Earth surface studies satellite equipped with a large, high resolution, Synthetic Aperture Radar operating at L-band frequencies. Probably entered geosynchronous drift orbit on Aug 13. Launch was delayed by 30 minutes during final countdown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Aug 12, 21:04 | 24380 | 0.7308 | 184 | 35819 | 631.39 | 28.56 | 180 | | | 2023 Aug 13, 09:31 | 24995 | 0.6881 | 1417 | 35817 | 655.44 | 23.77 | 181 | | | 2023 Aug 22, 23:11 | 42166 | 0.0004 | 35773 | 35803 | 1436.15 | 16.10 | 277 | 90° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2023-120B 57625 |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 30 Life 79 days
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Launched L-SAR 04-01. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 12, 22:54 | 23654 | 0.7241 | 149 | 34403 | 603.41 | 28.55 | 179 | | | |
2023-121 Kuaizhou 1A Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Aug 14, 05:32 | |
in space
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Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying a VDES, enhanced AIS receiver for ship-shore communications, and providing communications betweeninternet-connected devices. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 08:46 | 7079 | 0.0008 | 695 | 706 | 98.78 | 45.00 | 243 | | | | |
in space
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Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying a VDES, enhanced AIS receiver for ship-shore communications, and providing communications between internet-connected devices. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 08:46 | 7078 | 0.0007 | 695 | 705 | 98.78 | 45.00 | 241 | | | | |
in space
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Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying a VDES, enhanced AIS receiver for ship-shore communications, and providing communications betweeninternet-connected devices. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 08:45 | 7078 | 0.0007 | 694 | 705 | 98.76 | 45.00 | 251 | | | | |
in space
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Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying a VDES, enhanced AIS receiver for ship-shore communications, and providing communications betweeninternet-connected devices. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 08:46 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 694 | 704 | 98.76 | 45.00 | 249 | | | | |
in space
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Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying a VDES, enhanced AIS receiver for ship-shore communications, and providing communications betweeninternet-connected devices. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 08:45 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 694 | 703 | 98.75 | 45.00 | 266 | | | | Kuaizhou 1A fourth stage 2023-121F 57631 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 15 Life 1 day
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Launched cluster of five Head 3 satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites and it re-entered August 15 at 08:46 UTC ±1 minute above southern Europe. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 14, 12:57 | 6760 | 0.0400 | 111 | 653 | 92.19 | 45.00 | 53 | | | |
2023-122 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-10) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Aug 17, 03:36 | Starlink 30309 2023-122A 57632 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:41 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 25, 18:00 | 6685 | 0.0001 | 306 | 308 | 90.66 | 43.00 | 336 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 17 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-123 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Aug 20, 17:45 | Gaofen 12-04 2023-123A 57654 |
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Earth observation using radar and high resolution optical sensors for Earth imaging to "support land surveys, crop management, urban and road network planning". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Aug 20, 23:39 | 6975 | 0.0004 | 594 | 600 | 96.63 | 97.90 | 246 | 00:01 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2023-123B 57655 |
in space
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Launched Gaofen 12-04. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 21, 05:57 | 6912 | 0.0101 | 464 | 604 | 95.32 | 97.89 | 55 | | | |
2023-124 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 7-1) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Aug 22, 09:37 | Starlink 30267 2023-124A 57663 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 10:40 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 06, 14:00 | 6731 | 0.0001 | 352 | 354 | 91.60 | 53.05 | 127 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 22 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-125 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2023 Aug 23, 01:08 | Progress MS-24 (Progress 7K-MS №454) 2023-125A 57691 |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 13 Life 174 days
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Supplies to ISS. Docked with the rear port of the Zvezda module August 25 at 03:45 UTC. Undocked 2024 February 13 at 02:08 UTC. Retro-fire at 05:16 UTC led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at about 06:05 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 23, 01:39 | 6584 | 0.0027 | 188 | 224 | 88.61 | 51.65 | 79 | | | 2023 Aug 23, 13:18 | 6675 | 0.0035 | 274 | 320 | 90.46 | 51.64 | 342 | | | 2023 Aug 24, 15:04 | 6677 | 0.0034 | 276 | 321 | 90.49 | 51.65 | 342 | | | 2023 Aug 25, 13:25 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 414 | 420 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 353 | | | 2024 Feb 12, 12:21 | 6795 | 0.0002 | 416 | 419 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 231 | | | | Soyuz third stage 2023-125B 57692 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 25 Life 2 days
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Launched Progress MS-24. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 23, 01:36 | 6578 | 0.0020 | 187 | 213 | 88.49 | 51.66 | 54 | | | |
2023-F06 - failed to reach orbit Chollima 1 (Improved UNHA-3?) Sohae Launch Centre | 2023 Aug 23, 18:50 | Malligyong 1 flight model 2 |
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North Korean government/military optical imaging satellite aimed at 500 kilometre, sun-synchronous orbit. Second version of the satellite - the first one was lost in an earlier launch failure 2023 May 30. Destroyed when the launch vehicle third stage failed, possibly through suffering an explosion caused by inadvertent triggering of the emergency auto-destruct system. Impacted in the Yellow Sea. |
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2023-126 Electron (We Love the Nightlife) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2023 Aug 23, 23:45 | Capella 11 (Acadia 1) 2023-126A 57693 |
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Third generation satellite from Capella Space carrying Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle August 25 at 00:43 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 26, 06:31 | 7023 | 0.0006 | 641 | 649 | 97.62 | 53.01 | 298 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2023-126B 57694 |
in space
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Launched Capella 11. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 26, 06:30 | 7022 | 0.0009 | 638 | 650 | 97.60 | 53.01 | 286 | | | | Electron second stage 2023-126C 57695 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 11 Life 19 days
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Launched Capella 11. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 24, 16:20 | 6797 | 0.0351 | 180 | 657 | 92.94 | 53.01 | 256 | | | |
2023-127 Ceres 1
(Gushenxing 1 Y-8) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Aug 25, 04:59 | Jilin-1 Wide Field 02A 2023-127A 57696 |
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Imaging satellite for Earth resources and land studies, particularly in relation to mining and urban construction industries. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Aug 25, 12:31 | 6916 | 0.0013 | 529 | 547 | 95.40 | 97.59 | 290 | 11:18 | | | Ceres 1 fourth stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 25 Life <1 day
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Launched Jilin-1 Wide Field 02A. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-128 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Aug 26, 07:27 | SpaceX Dragon Crew 7 (Dragon Endurance Flight #3) 2023-128A 57697 |
Re-entered - 2024 Mar 12 Life 199 days
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Crew flight to ISS provided by SpaceX under contract to NASA. Crew members - Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA, commander), Andreas Mogensen (ESA, pilot), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), and Konstantin Borisov (Roscosmos). Separated from launch vehicle at 07:39 UTC. Docked with upward-facing port of the Harmony module August 27 at 13:16 UTC. Undocked, carrying original crew, 2024 March 11 at 15:20 UTC. Following a 13 minute retro-fire March 12 starting at 0856 UTC, it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 09:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 26, 07:51 | 6576 | 0.0015 | 188 | 207 | 88.44 | 51.64 | 336 | | | 2023 Aug 26, 10:33 | 6604 | 0.0064 | 183 | 268 | 89.01 | 51.63 | 162 | | | 2023 Aug 26, 16:40 | 6607 | 0.0026 | 211 | 246 | 89.07 | 51.63 | 230 | | | 2023 Aug 27, 04:32 | 6608 | 0.0045 | 200 | 260 | 89.11 | 51.63 | 210 | | | 2023 Aug 27, 12:06 | 6793 | 0.0004 | 412 | 418 | 92.86 | 51.64 | 355 | | | 2023 Aug 27, 13:24 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 413 | 420 | 92.90 | 51.64 | 2 | | | 2024 Mar 11, 11:35 | 6795 | 0.0006 | 413 | 421 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 353 | | | 2024 Mar 12, 04:52 | 6747 | 0.0049 | 336 | 402 | 91.92 | 51.64 | 154 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 25 Life <1 day
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Launched SpaceX Dragon Crew 7. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 08:50 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Crew Dragon trunk module 2023-128B 59227 |
Re-entered - 2024 May 21 Life 269 days
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Separated from Dragon Crew 7 2024 March 12 prior to retrofire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Mar 12, 20:07 | 6747 | 0.0048 | 336 | 401 | 91.92 | 51.34 | 155 | | | |
2023-129 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-11) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Aug 27, 01:05 | Starlink 30288 2023-129A 57698 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 02:11 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 27, 15:59 | 6666 | 0.0006 | 284 | 292 | 90.28 | 43.00 | 257 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 27 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-130 CZ 2D Xichang Space Centre | 2023 Aug 31, 07:36 | Yaogan 39-01 Follower 1 2023-130A 57727 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the Yaogan 35-02 (launch 2022-068) and Yaogan 36-02 (launch 2022-133) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 31, 16:48 | 6875 | 0.0008 | 492 | 503 | 94.56 | 35.00 | 238 | | | | Yaogan 39-01 Follower 2 2023-130B 57728 |
in space
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the Yaogan 35-02 (launch 2022-068) and Yaogan 36-02 (launch 2022-133) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 31, 16:48 | 6875 | 0.0009 | 491 | 503 | 94.55 | 34.99 | 257 | | | | Yaogan 39-01 Leader 2023-130E 57731 |
in space
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle and orbiting in formation. Launched into the same orbit plane as the Yaogan 35-02 (launch 2022-068) and Yaogan 36-02 (launch 2022-133) satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 31, 16:48 | 6874 | 0.0009 | 490 | 502 | 94.53 | 34.99 | 249 | | | | CZ 2D second stage 2023-130C 57729 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jun 23 Life 297 days
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Launched Yaogan 39 Group 1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Aug 31, 16:48 | 6875 | 0.0008 | 491 | 502 | 94.55 | 34.99 | 243 | | | |
2023-131 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-13) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Sep 1, 02:21 | Starlink 30375 2023-131A 57732 |
in space
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 03:27 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 12, 18:00 | 6711 | 0.0001 | 332 | 333 | 91.19 | 43.00 | 264 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 22 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-132 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-57) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2023 Sep 2, 06:20 | |
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Indian solar studies satellite - successive orbit raising allowed it to reach barycentric orbit from where it embarked on a trajectory to allow it to be placed in orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1. Apogee raised to 122,000 kilometres on September 15. Engine firing placed it in barycentric orbit September 19. Arrival in L1 halo orbit 2024 January 6. |
Stationed near the L1 Lagrange Point in the Earth-Sun system | | PSLV upper stage 2023-132B 57755 |
in space
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Launched Aditiya L1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 02, 15:44 | 16219 | 0.5924 | 233 | 19449 | 342.61 | 19.19 | 347 | | | |
2023-133 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 Sep 2, 14:25 | Wildfire 4 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 13) 2023-133A 57756 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:13 | 7321 | 0.0009 | 936 | 949 | 103.89 | 81.00 | 217 | | | | BB 4 (SDA Tranche 0 Target Tracker 4) 2023-133B 57757 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture", equipped with sensors to provide 'beyond line-of-sight targeting' of ships and mobile missile launchers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:21 | 7321 | 0.0009 | 937 | 949 | 103.90 | 81.00 | 214 | | | | Wildfire 3 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 12) 2023-133C 57758 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:20 | 7322 | 0.0008 | 938 | 949 | 103.91 | 80.99 | 215 | | | | BB 3 (SDA Tranche 0 Target Tracker 3) 2023-133D 57760 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture", equipped with sensors to provide 'beyond line-of-sight targeting' of ships and mobile missile launchers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:18 | 7322 | 0.0008 | 938 | 949 | 103.92 | 81.00 | 217 | | | | Wildfire 7 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 16) 2023-133E 57761 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:20 | 7325 | 0.0004 | 944 | 950 | 103.99 | 81.00 | 243 | | | | Checkmate 10 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 9) 2023-133F 57762 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:19 | 7324 | 0.0005 | 941 | 949 | 103.95 | 81.00 | 220 | | | | Wildfire 6 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 15) 2023-133G 57763 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:19 | 7324 | 0.0005 | 943 | 950 | 103.97 | 80.99 | 225 | | | | Wildfire 1 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 10) 2023-133H 57764 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:14 | 7323 | 0.0006 | 941 | 949 | 103.94 | 81.00 | 212 | | | | Wildfire 9 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 18) 2023-133J 57765 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:21 | 7324 | 0.0005 | 943 | 949 | 103.97 | 81.00 | 219 | | | | Wildfire 10 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 19) 2023-133K 57766 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:19 | 7323 | 0.0005 | 941 | 949 | 103.95 | 81.00 | 218 | | | | Wildfire 2 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 11) 2023-133L 57767 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:19 | 7325 | 0.0004 | 943 | 950 | 103.98 | 80.99 | 225 | | | | Wildfire 8 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 17) 2023-133M 57768 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 07:39 | 7324 | 0.0005 | 942 | 949 | 103.96 | 80.99 | 223 | | | | Wildfire 5 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 14) 2023-133N 57769 |
in space
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture". Equipped with an optical communications system be used to collect data from active satellites in the constellation for onward relay to ground stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 03, 11:19 | 7324 | 0.0005 | 942 | 949 | 103.96 | 81.00 | 218 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched thirteen Tranche 0 satellites for the US Space Development Agency. Caused to re-enter over the south western Indian Ocean at about 16:45 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-134 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-12) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Sep 4, 02:47 | Starlink 30397 2023-134A 57771 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 02:52 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 08, 16:00 | 6680 | 0.0002 | 300 | 303 | 90.55 | 43.00 | 134 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 4 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-135 Ceres 1S (Gushenxing 1S Y-10) Mobile floating platform, Yellow Sea - 36°.6 N, 121°.2 E | 2023 Sep 5, 09:34 | |
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Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Part of the planned 38 satellite Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 05, 16:04 | 7173 | 0.0011 | 787 | 802 | 100.76 | 49.97 | 304 | | | | |
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Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Part of the planned 38 satellite Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 05, 16:04 | 7172 | 0.0012 | 786 | 802 | 100.75 | 49.96 | 308 | | | | |
in space
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Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Part of the planned 38 satellite Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 05, 16:04 | 7172 | 0.0012 | 785 | 802 | 100.74 | 49.97 | 310 | | | | |
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Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Part of the planned 38 satellite Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 05, 16:04 | 7172 | 0.0012 | 785 | 802 | 100.74 | 49.97 | 307 | | | | Ceres 1 fourth stage 2023-135E 57796 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 25 Life 20 days
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Launched 4x Tianqi satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 05, 15:40 | 6875 | 0.0486 | 163 | 830 | 94.55 | 49.93 | 349 | | | |
2023-136 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2023 Sep 6, 18:14 | Yaogan 33-03 2023-136A 57797 |
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Described as being used for remote sensing for natural resources surveys. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar for Earth imaging provided by the Institute of Space and Space Information Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mission is probably military or government. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Sep 07, 09:09 | 7062 | 0.0005 | 681 | 688 | 98.44 | 98.16 | 250 | 00:30 | | 2023 Sep 23, 11:55 | 7067 | 0.0004 | 686 | 692 | 98.54 | 98.16 | 118 | 00:30 | | 2023 Sep 24, 09:57 | 7074 | 0.0000 | 695 | 696 | 98.68 | 98.15 | 166 | 00:30 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2023-136B 57798 |
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Launched Yaogan 33-03. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 06, 21:07 | 6968 | 0.0134 | 496 | 683 | 96.47 | 98.16 | 56 | | | |
2023-137 H-IIA 202 (F-47) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2023 Sep 6, 23:42 | X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) 2023-137A 57800 |
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Astronomical satellite equipped with x-ray imaging sensors to study sizeable objects such as supernova remnants and clusters of galaxies. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:56 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 07, 09:10 | 6952 | 0.0010 | 567 | 581 | 96.14 | 31.00 | 281 | | | | Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) 2023-137D 57803 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 19 Life 135 days
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Lunar mission demonstrator - separated from launch vehicle September 7 at 00:30 UTC. Used its own propulsion in manoeuvres involving successive raising of apogee until transfer to barycentric orbit on September 30 following an engine firing that was completed at 17:40 UTC. It aims to enter lunar orbit and then deposit a lander on the surface about one month later. The descent vehicle is planned to eject a semi-hard landing probe just before impact in the Mare Nectaris. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 07, 20:32 | 55586 | 0.8750 | 569 | 97846 | 2173.72 | 31.06 | 244 | | | 2023 Sep 08, 14:41 | 55874 | 0.8799 | 335 | 98657 | 2190.67 | 30.32 | 244 | | | 2023 Sep 15, 16:48 | 62787 | 0.8892 | 581 | 112237 | 2609.56 | 30.99 | 245 | | | | H-IIA upper stage 2023-137E 57804 |
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Launched XRISM and SLIM. Initial LEO similar to XRISM then a second engine firing raised orbit to set SLIM on course for the Moon. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 07, 00:31 | 55569 | 0.8751 | 562 | 97820 | 2172.73 | 31.06 | 243 | | | |
2023-138 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 6-14) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Sep 9, 03:12 | Starlink 30304 2023-138A 57808 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 04:28 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 13, 16:00 | 6674 | 0.0002 | 295 | 297 | 90.44 | 43.00 | 271 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 9 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-139 CZ 6A (Y-3) Taiyuan Space Centre | 2023 Sep 10, 04:30 | Yaogan 40-01 leader 2023-139A 57830 |
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Reported to be a remote sensing satellite monitoring the electromagnetic environment - a description that may indicate it has an electronic intelligence gathering rôle. One of three related satellites carried on the same launch. They will operate in a triangular formation separated from each other by about 120 km. - a similar formation to the lower inclination Yaogan 31 satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Sep 10, 09:19 | 7183 | 0.0010 | 797 | 812 | 100.97 | 86.00 | 252 | | | 2023 Sep 11, 15:18 | 7181 | 0.0011 | 795 | 811 | 100.94 | 86.00 | 260 | | | 2023 Sep 13, 06:17 | 7182 | 0.0011 | 796 | 811 | 100.95 | 86.00 | 252 | | | 2023 Sep 15, 13:35 | 7186 | 0.0011 | 800 | 816 | 101.04 | 86.00 | 206 | | | 2023 Sep 16, 06:49 | 7194 | 0.0019 | 802 | 829 | 101.21 | 86.00 | 164 | | | 2023 Sep 17, 08:04 | 7202 | 0.0029 | 803 | 845 | 101.37 | 86.00 | 151 | | | 2023 Sep 18, 07:58 | 7210 | 0.0018 | 819 | 845 | 101.54 | 86.00 | 149 | | | 2023 Sep 19, 07:34 | 7218 | 0.0015 | 829 | 852 | 101.73 | 86.00 | 105 | | | 2023 Sep 26, 20:54 | 7231 | 0.0002 | 851 | 854 | 101.98 | 86.00 | 91 | | | 2023 Nov 12, 22:13 | 7231 | 0.0002 | 851 | 854 | 101.98 | 85.99 | 91 | | | | |
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