Blackjack-2
Mission information
- Name
- Blackjack-2
- Satellite ID
- JLAB-5308-5939-4466-7880
- NORAD ID
- 56955
- Website
- https://www.darpa.mil/program/blackjack
- Country of Origin
-
United States of America
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image

Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2023-06-12T21:35:00+00:00
- Deploy Date
- 2023-06-12T22:54:04+00:00
Description
DARPA started the Blackjack program in 2018 to demonstrate the utility of small satellites in low Earth orbit for military operations. The agency plans to launch as many as 12 satellites that will carry a mix of payloads for communications, targeting, missile warning and navigation.
SatNOGS Links
S-band telemetry
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 2264800000
- Baud
- 300000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for Blackjack-2 in the last 24h
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30
days.
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Orbital Elements
Warning: There is at least one newer non-redestributable TLE set.
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-03-09 08:03:04 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 56955U 23084Z 25067.91762032 .00018836 00000+0 85538-3 0 9994
2 56955 97.5604 194.9627 0009026 161.3090 198.8478 15.20794294 96472
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