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2023-048A
Unidentified Satellite / Object · Unspecified
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2023-048A, a cataloged object from a 2023 launch whose primary payload and mission have not been extensively publicized in available tracking sources, flying in a mid-inclination orbit typical of technology demonstration or communications missions. Mid-inclination orbits like this one are common for both technology demonstration missions and regional communications satellites, making the specific purpose harder to infer from orbital parameters alone without additional public disclosure.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 645–716 mi (1,039–1,152 km)
- Inclination
- 63.4°
- One orbit
- 107.0 minutes13.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56157
- Int’l designator
- 2023-048A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.