Launch Date
January 3, 2023
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
55107
International Designator
2023-001DC
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:07:16 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.92°
Right Ascension
278.24°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
162.03°
Period
96.49 min
Mean Motion
14.92 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
AAC-AIS-SAT1
Alternative Name
Kelpie-1
Type
Status
Owner
CLAAC
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 55107U 23001DC 26201.29672387 .00002910 00000+0 28993-3 0 9994
2 55107 97.9182 278.2437 0010208 162.0283 198.1299 14.92364489183227
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
AAC-AIS-SAT-1
Purpose
Traffic monitoring
Mission
Traffic monitoring
Manufacturer
CLAAC
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
AIS-receiver
Power System
3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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