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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

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 28
1 58280U 23174AA  25216.45921372  .00015505  00000-0  43972-3 0  9993
2 58280  97.4169 296.5330 0007632 207.4489 152.6353 15.36296963 96832

Epoch: 2025-08-04T11:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T11:01:16.065Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

177.94969°

Altitude

464.818 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 46m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.67148°

Longitude

-169.78793°

Altitude

479.772 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 52m 33s

Apparent Declination

-75° 39' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:35:33

Azimuth

196.355° SSW

Elevation

-48.217°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

459.23 km

Perigee altitude

448.801 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.152 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4169°

RAAN

296.533°

Arg. of periapsis

207.4489°

True anomaly

152.67547°

Mean anomaly

152.6353°

Eccentric anomaly

152.65539°

Mean motion

3.84332 °/min

Orbital period

93.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00043972

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

OBJECT AK, 58289 (Decayed)

OBJECT AL, 58290 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-10, 58291

UMBRA-08, 58292

ICEYE-X32, 58293 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Q 28 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-08-05 18:51:24.782Z	332.303° NNW	2025-08-05 18:53:24.782Z	275.124° WNW	24.793°	2025-08-05 18:55:24.782Z	232.926° WSW
5 mins	2025-08-06 05:22:24.782Z	159.281° S	2025-08-06 05:24:24.782Z	28.898° NE	43.48°	2025-08-06 05:27:24.782Z	351.232° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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