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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

US

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 16
1 58271U 23174R   26080.47783583  .00032082  00000-0  67187-3 0  9998
2 58271  97.3847 166.8081 0008258 122.4539 237.7509 15.45340465132019

Epoch: 2026-03-21T11:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T11:28:05.015Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

175.78924°

Altitude

436.507 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 07m 13s

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

07:55:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

432.929 km

Perigee altitude

421.689 km

Semi-major axis

6,805.446 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.3847°

RAAN

166.8081°

Arg. of periapsis

122.4539°

True anomaly

237.67091°

Mean anomaly

237.7509°

Eccentric anomaly

237.7109°

Mean motion

3.86597 °/min

Orbital period

93.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00067187

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

OBJECT CG, 58334

FLOCK 4Q 4, 58327

FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280

FLOCK 4Q 27, 58282

FLOCK 4Q 22, 58306

PROTOMETHEE, 58321

FLOCK 4Q 21, 58329

FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285

FLOCK 4Q 2, 58320

FLOCK 4Q 13, 58328

FLOCK 4Q 6, 58315 (Decayed)

OBJECT DB, 58570

UMBRA-07, 58297

FLOCK 4Q 23, 58307

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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.
4 mins	2026-03-22 06:15:48.720Z	219.908° SW	2026-03-22 06:16:48.720Z	249.454° W	26.179°	2026-03-22 06:19:48.720Z	324.037° NNW

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Check out FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on other resources

View FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4Q 16, 58271 on Gunter's Space Page

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