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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

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 FALCONSAT-10
1 58291U 23174AM  25217.18328669  .00004171  00000-0  17725-3 0  9990
2 58291  97.4160 291.6698 0008360 213.2567 146.8146 15.23569573 96582

Epoch: 2025-08-05T04:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-05T04:23:55.97Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-88.29347°

Altitude

502.99 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 26m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-65.11347°

Longitude

75.67789°

Altitude

515.1 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 03m 34s

Apparent Declination

-56° 47' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:33:48

Azimuth

146.476° SSE

Elevation

-67.639°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

497.789 km

Perigee altitude

486.302 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00084

Inclination

97.416°

RAAN

291.6698°

Arg. of periapsis

213.2567°

True anomaly

146.86699°

Mean anomaly

146.8146°

Eccentric anomaly

146.8408°

Mean motion

3.81145 °/min

Orbital period

94.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00017725

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

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UMBRA-08, 58292

ICEYE-X32, 58293 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-10 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 17:34:40.345Z	27.585° NE	2025-08-05 17:37:40.345Z	114.973° SE	36.298°	2025-08-05 17:40:40.345Z	174.334° S
4 mins	2025-08-06 04:11:40.345Z	110.408° ESE	2025-08-06 04:13:40.345Z	74.135° E	17.984°	2025-08-06 04:15:40.345Z	33.932° NE
4 mins	2025-08-06 05:45:40.345Z	223.737° SW	2025-08-06 05:47:40.345Z	272.162° WNW	22.702°	2025-08-06 05:49:40.345Z	312.806° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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