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FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Nov 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

58271, 2023-174R

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-11-11 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 16
1 58271U 23174R   26030.18757379  .00031118  00000-0  71086-3 0  9997
2 58271  97.3937 115.7181 0006504 303.6716  56.3911 15.42780960124259

Epoch: 2026-01-30T04:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T04:30:06.375Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-81.23798°

Altitude

438.575 km

Speed

7.65 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 42m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:38:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

439.272 km

Perigee altitude

430.41 km

Semi-major axis

6,812.978 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.3937°

RAAN

115.7181°

Arg. of periapsis

303.6716°

True anomaly

56.4532°

Mean anomaly

56.3911°

Eccentric anomaly

56.42215°

Mean motion

3.85956 °/min

Orbital period

93.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00071086

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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 UTC)

UNICORN-2J, 58566 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4Q 16 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-01-31 05:31:51.735Z	160.911° S	2026-01-31 05:34:51.735Z	92.969° ESE	43.627°	2026-01-31 05:37:51.735Z	352.69° N
5 mins	2026-01-31 18:25:51.735Z	15.551° NNE	2026-01-31 18:27:51.735Z	100.748° ESE	44.708°	2026-01-31 18:30:51.735Z	189.851° SSW

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FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T04:30:06.375Z)

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