Satellite · NORAD 56950 · COSPAR 2023-084U
BLACKJACK ACES-3
- Operator United States
- Constellation —
- Country United States
Altitude now
537.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.59km/s
Inclination
97.63°
Period
94.8 min
94.8 min
Perigee
508km
Apogee
512km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:54 UTC (10.8 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 70.945° S
- Longitude
- 112.679° E
- Altitude
- 537.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.591 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:54 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Jun 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-084
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- OUTPOST MISSION 156226PayloadDecayed
- SKYKRAFT-3B56227PayloadDecayed
- SKYKRAFT-3C56228PayloadDecayed
- SKYKRAFT-356229PayloadDecayed
- ISTANBUL56230PayloadDecayed
- FOSSASAT-2E1656932PayloadDecayed
- OTTER PUP 156933PayloadDecayed
- GEISAT PRECURSOR56934PayloadActive
- FOSSASAT-2E1756935PayloadDecayed
- FOSSASAT-2E1456936PayloadDecayed
- EIVE56937PayloadDecayed
- FOSSASAT-2E1556938PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 56950
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-084U
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXNW5AHW6Q4G1PKYXX5
- Canonical slug
- blackjack-aces-3-56950
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.