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FALCONSAT-10, 58291

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCONSAT-10, 58291 is a payload satellite owned by USAF Academy (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

58291, 2023-174AM

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

USAF Academy

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

FALCONSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

140 kg wet, 140 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FALCONSAT-10
1 58291U 23174AM  25344.46098072  .00008543  00000-0  34021-3 0  9999
2 58291  97.4017  57.4982 0010043 128.1362 232.0783 15.25436276115970

Epoch: 2025-12-10T11:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T11:03:48.734Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

172.11416°

Altitude

496.818 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 49m 59s

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

17:18:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.328 km

Perigee altitude

479.54 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.571 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

97.4017°

RAAN

57.4982°

Arg. of periapsis

128.1362°

True anomaly

231.98759°

Mean anomaly

232.0783°

Eccentric anomaly

232.03294°

Mean motion

3.81613 °/min

Orbital period

94.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00034021

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

IRIS-C2, 58269 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 NANAZ, 58697 (Decayed)

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FALCONSAT-10 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	2025-12-11 04:31:38.834Z	125.39° SE	2025-12-11 04:33:38.834Z	79.66° E	26.676°	2025-12-11 04:36:38.834Z	12.831° NNE
5 mins	2025-12-11 17:33:38.834Z	41.792° NE	2025-12-11 17:35:38.834Z	114.973° SE	33.408°	2025-12-11 17:38:38.834Z	171.32° S

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FALCONSAT-10, 58291

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T11:03:48.734Z)

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