FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4Q 28
1 58280U 23174AA 25291.21980904 .00031979 00000-0 80218-3 0 9993
2 58280 97.4097 12.0144 0005859 305.7106 54.3594 15.39950881108325Epoch: 2025-10-18T05:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T05:16:31.501Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-94.07081°
Altitude
447.043 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 48m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:11:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
447.19 km
Perigee altitude
439.197 km
Semi-major axis
6,821.331 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
97.4097°
RAAN
12.0144°
Arg. of periapsis
305.7106°
True anomaly
54.41399°
Mean anomaly
54.3594°
Eccentric anomaly
54.38669°
Mean motion
3.85247 °/min
Orbital period
93.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00080218
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4Q 28 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-19 04:48:57.146Z | 115.524° SE | 2025-10-19 04:50:57.146Z | 74.563° E | 19.422° | 2025-10-19 04:52:57.146Z | 29.653° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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