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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

58280, 2023-174AA

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 28
1 58280U 23174AA  26080.77255557  .00042380  00000-0  75957-3 0  9992
2 58280  97.3888 169.4494 0007306 115.1355 245.0655 15.49799572132182

Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:32:28.801Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

72.04093°

Altitude

422.54 km

Speed

7.657 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 17m 47s

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

09:37:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

419.2 km

Perigee altitude

409.275 km

Semi-major axis

6,792.374 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

97.3888°

RAAN

169.4494°

Arg. of periapsis

115.1355°

True anomaly

244.98961°

Mean anomaly

245.0655°

Eccentric anomaly

245.02755°

Mean motion

3.87713 °/min

Orbital period

92.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00075957

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

UNICORN-2K, 58569 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-22 05:31:25.048Z	140.94° SSE	2026-03-22 05:34:25.048Z	50.901° ENE	30.491°	2026-03-22 05:36:25.048Z	7.782° NNE
4 mins	2026-03-22 18:21:25.048Z	38.828° NE	2026-03-22 18:23:25.048Z	104.548° ESE	31.247°	2026-03-22 18:25:25.048Z	161.55° S

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FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:32:28.801Z)

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FLOCK 4Q 28 Visibility forecast

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