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FLOCK 4Q 17, 58283

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Q 17, 58283 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

58283, 2023-174AD

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 17
1 58283U 23174AD  25216.44967009  .00020145  00000-0  49480-3 0  9998
2 58283  97.4112 297.4054 0007152 197.7480 162.3518 15.40677956 96926

Epoch: 2025-08-04T10:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T10:47:31.495Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-177.7328°

Altitude

451.876 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.74903°

Longitude

179.77491°

Altitude

451.968 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 13m 06s

Apparent Declination

-15° 32' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:39:29

Azimuth

262.001° W

Elevation

-14.882°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

445.923 km

Perigee altitude

436.169 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

97.4112°

RAAN

297.4054°

Arg. of periapsis

197.748°

True anomaly

162.37663°

Mean anomaly

162.3518°

Eccentric anomaly

162.36421°

Mean motion

3.85429 °/min

Orbital period

93.4 mins

BSTAR

0.0004948

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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 17 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.
6 mins	2025-08-05 18:31:20.010Z	2.383° NNE	2025-08-05 18:34:20.010Z	267.417° W	40.026°	2025-08-05 18:37:20.010Z	205.057° SW
4 mins	2025-08-06 05:02:20.010Z	112.824° SE	2025-08-06 05:03:20.010Z	79.695° E	28.46°	2025-08-06 05:06:20.010Z	9.188° NNE

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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