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FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285 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

58285, 2023-174AF

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 31
1 58285U 23174AF  25118.45570475  .00025120  00000-0  77509-3 0  9990
2 58285  97.4227 198.1551 0009630 197.4472 162.6441 15.33516471 81800

Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:56:12.89Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

177.43192°

Altitude

474.731 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 12m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-35.78169°

Longitude

-5.59299°

Altitude

472.732 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 01m 45s

Apparent Declination

-77° 05' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:16:26

Azimuth

195.762° SSW

Elevation

-36.286°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.866 km

Perigee altitude

455.692 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.416 km

Eccentricity

0.000963

Inclination

97.4227°

RAAN

198.1551°

Arg. of periapsis

197.4472°

True anomaly

162.67698°

Mean anomaly

162.6441°

Eccentric anomaly

162.66054°

Mean motion

3.83636 °/min

BSTAR

0.00077509

Orbital period

93.84 mins

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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 31 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.
5 mins	2025-05-01 04:51:04.745Z	131.622° SE	2025-05-01 04:53:04.745Z	83.751° E	29.417°	2025-05-01 04:56:04.745Z	9.728° NNE
4 mins	2025-05-01 17:49:04.745Z	40.585° NE	2025-05-01 17:51:04.745Z	117.633° SE	33.576°	2025-05-01 17:53:04.745Z	166.038° S

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