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2023-072D
Unidentified Satellite / Object · Unspecified
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2023-072D, part of a 2023 launch batch flying in a sun-synchronous orbit typical of Earth observation and technology demonstration missions, whose specific payload identity has not been extensively publicized in available tracking sources. Large rideshare launches routinely carry dozens of satellites from different operators simultaneously, and not every payload's specific mission gets equal public documentation once the rocket actually leaves the ground.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 132–135 mi (212–218 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 88.7 minutes16.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56746
- Int’l designator
- 2023-072D
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.