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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

6 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, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 FALCONSAT-10
1 58291U 23174AM  25169.56094685  .00003806  00000-0  16372-3 0  9997
2 58291  97.4179 244.6047 0010119  38.0970 322.0980 15.23200157 89333

Epoch: 2025-06-18T13:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T13:27:45.807Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

135.62263°

Altitude

493.802 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 18m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.09492°

Longitude

133.60323°

Altitude

492.115 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 13m 37s

Apparent Declination

-10° 44' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:39:23

Azimuth

38.977° NE

Elevation

-55.181°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.11 km

Perigee altitude

486.204 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.294 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

97.4179°

RAAN

244.6047°

Arg. of periapsis

38.097°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

322.098°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81053 °/min

Orbital period

94.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00016372

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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)

UMBRA-08, 58292

ICEYE-X32, 58293 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-06-19 05:20:39.042Z	184.313° SSW	2025-06-19 05:23:39.042Z	233.414° WSW	35.453°	2025-06-19 05:26:39.042Z	331.363° NNW
5 mins	2025-06-19 18:24:39.042Z	341.61° N	2025-06-19 18:26:39.042Z	291.16° WNW	28.907°	2025-06-19 18:29:39.042Z	225.098° WSW

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