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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 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 but it 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 using visual and radio techniques. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants, and the source observations along with observers' derived orbits can often be found in the web-based Seesat-L discussion group. Occasionally, early orbit data are published by satellite owners. In extreme cases, orbits are estimated from public data.
Space-Track occasionally fails to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. The SATNOGS online database of radio observations sometimes provides pointers to which Catalogue Number belongs to a satellite being tracked by its contributors.
Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse and with a radius of 6378.145 km. Shown 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 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 |
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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 | | | |
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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 |
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 | | | |
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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 | | | |
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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 | | | |
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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. |
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 | 0.0018 | 512 | 536 | 95.12 | 97.51 | 157 | 09:31 | | | SpaceBEE 156 2023-001CU 55099 |
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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 | | | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 Wenchang Space Centre | 2023 Jan 8, 22:00 | |
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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. |
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 May 15, 14:39 | 42117 | 0.0001 | 35737 | 35741 | 1433.67 | 0.81 | 254 | 37° 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 | | 2023 Jan 23, 06:59 | 42422 | 0.0002 | 36037 | 36051 | 1449.26 | 0.52 | 277 | 133° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:53 | 42424 | 0.0002 | 36037 | 36054 | 1449.34 | 0.57 | 277 | 66° east | | 2023 Mar 11, 14:15 | 42422 | 0.0002 | 36033 | 36054 | 1449.24 | 0.64 | 292 | 23° west | | | CZ 7A third 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 (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 | | | 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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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. |
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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Small meteorological satellite using occultation by the Earth's atmosphere of navsat signals to take weather-related measurements. |
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. |
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 its low-thrust nozzles until Jan 21. The propulsion unit separated from Apstar Jan 23. Future orbit raising will use onboard electric propulsion to reach GEO. 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 | | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-005B 55240 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 7 Life 26 days
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Launched APStar 6E. |
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 used its low-thrust zozzles. Reportedly separated from APStar 6E January 23 at 13:31 UTC. It's first measured orbit indicates that its thrusters were fired some time 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 | |
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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 | | | | |
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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 |
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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 3D 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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 28, 14:55 | 41972 | 0.0001 | 35592 | 35597 | 1426.29 | 0.10 | 132 | | | | 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 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) Wallops Flight Facility | 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 |
in space
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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 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 |
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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 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 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 |
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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 |
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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 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 | | | | 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 2023-018A 55560 |
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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. |
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 | | | | 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 |
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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 | | | | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2023 Feb 10, 15:34 | 6795 | 0.0051 | 383 | 451 | 92.91 | 37.90 | 10 | | | |
2023-020 Falcon 9 Block 5 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 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. 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 | | | | 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 2023-024A 55688 |
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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 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. |
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 | | | | Soyuz upper 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 | | | 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 ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2023 Feb 24, 21:26 | 6892 | 0.0066 | 468 | 559 | 94.89 | 97.60 | 281 | 10:21 | | 2023 Apr 07, 12:45 | 6888 | 0.0067 | 464 | 556 | 94.83 | 97.59 | 136 | 10:25 | | |
2023-026 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Feb 27, 23:13 | Starlink 30053 2023-026A 55695 |
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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 |
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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. |
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 | |
2023-028 Falcon 9 Block 5 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 probably 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 probably 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 | 7259 | 0.0002 | 879 | 882 | 102.58 | 99.00 | 268 | 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, 01:56 | 7199 | 0.0087 | 758 | 884 | 101.32 | 99.01 | 44 | | | |
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 | | | 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 | | | CZ 2C second stage 2023-032B 55845 |
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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
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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 |
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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 Apr 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 | |
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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) Wallops Flight Facility | 2023 Mar 16, 22:38 | |
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Small 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 | | | | |
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Small 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 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 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 | | | |
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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 | | | 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. |
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 | | | 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. |
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 | | | 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. |
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 | | | 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. |
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 | | | 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 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2023-040B 55979 |
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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 LC-1, 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 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 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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. LTDN matches 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. |
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 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2023-045B 56092 |
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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 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 |
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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 1 (SDA Tranche 0 Target Tracker 1) 2023-050G 56168 |
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Demonstrator for the on-orbit part of US Space Development Agency's "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecturel. Equipped with sensors to provide 'beyond line-of-sight targeting' of ships and mobile missile launchers. Data will be passed to the ground via LEO data relay satellites. Separated from launch vehicle at about 15:30 UTC.
One of eight similar satellites carried on this launch. |
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 | | | | BB 2 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 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 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 | 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 | | | | BB 1 (SDA Tranche 0 Data Relay 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 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, 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 | | | | 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 |
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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 | | | |
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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. |
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 |
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3U 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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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 |
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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 |
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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,
EPICHyper1 - released Apr 25, ~10:30 UTC,
unidentified Cubesat - owner and mission not disclosed, currently still attached.
Hosted payloads:
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,
Payload 3 - unconfirmed. |
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 | | | | |
in space
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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 | | | | 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.
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 | | | | |
in space
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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 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 |
in space
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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 |
in space
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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 |
in space
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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 | | | | 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 |
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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 | | | | Sapling Giganteum 2023-054AM 56213 |
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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 |
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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 | | | | EPICHyper 1 2023-054AQ 56216 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | | | | |
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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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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 ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | OrbAstro AF 1 (Brokkr 1) 2023-054xx |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | Pleiades Squared 2023-054xx |
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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. Replaces 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 ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | |
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | |
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6U Cubesat 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 ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | |
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6877 | 0.0011 | 492 | 507 | 94.60 | 97.41 | 210 | | | | 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 | |
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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 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 | |
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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 | | | | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | | | | |
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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 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 satelites, 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 satelites, 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. |
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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
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 | | | 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. |
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 | | | | 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 03, 21:29 | 40956 | 0.0010 | 34537 | 34619 | 1374.79 | 0.06 | 187 | | | |
2023-061 Falcon 9 Block 5 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 LC-1, 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 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 | |
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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. Original plan may have involved docking two hours after launch but switched to eight hours after reaching orbit. |
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 | | | | CZ 7 upper 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 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 | | | | |
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Launched fifty one Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2023-065 Falcon 9 Block 5 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. Catalogue Number to be confirmed.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 360 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Launched fifty six Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
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 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 geomegnetic 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 geomegnetic 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 |
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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
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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 upper 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 |
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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 2023-071A 56740 |
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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. |
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 | | | | 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 | |
estimated orbit | 6923 | 0.0007 | 541 | 550 | 95.55 | 97.54 | 304 | 18:00 | | | |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | SNIPE 1 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072xx |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | SNIPE 2 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072xx |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | SNIPE 4 (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) 2023-072xx |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | KSLV II third stage 2023-072H 56750 |
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Launched Nextsat 2 and seven Cubesats. One of the Cubesats, SNIPE 3 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 LC-1, 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 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 Cosmos 2569. Fired twice after separation from launch vehicle upper stage 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 May 31, 00:00 | 37317 | 0.8169 | 453 | 61425 | 1195.70 | 27.52 | 182 | | | 2023 Jun 01, 16:47 | 37703 | 0.8106 | 763 | 61887 | 1214.31 | 26.45 | 183 | | | | 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 120°.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 | | | 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 |
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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. |
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 | | | | CZ 2F third stage 2023-077F 56766 |
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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 | | | |
2023-F05 - failed to reach orbit Chollima 1 (Enhanced UNHA-3?) Sohae Launch Centre | 2023 May 30, 21:27 | |
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North Korean government/military optical imaging satellite, lost when the launch vehicle second stage either failed to separate or failed to fire. Impacted the Yellow Sea still attached to the launch vehicle. |
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2023-078 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2023 May 31, 06:02 | |
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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 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 4, 12:20 | |
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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. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | 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 |
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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 Jun 6 at 09:54 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 | |
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