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SPIP, 58298

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPIP, 58298 is a payload satellite owned by Aerospacelab (BE) 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

58298, 2023-174AU

Orbit

SSO

Country

BE / BEL

Related business

Aerospacelab (BE)

Manufacturer

Aerospacelab

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

VSP, Unknown motor

Mass

120 kg wet, 120 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.963 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SPIP
1 58298U 23174AU  26080.94716253  .00007357  00000-0  28136-3 0  9997
2 58298  97.3885 158.3252 0010991 130.0769 230.1435 15.26827638131467

Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:43:54.842Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-2.11387°

Altitude

493.243 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 33m 18s

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

11:05:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

489.799 km

Perigee altitude

474.719 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.396 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

97.3885°

RAAN

158.3252°

Arg. of periapsis

130.0769°

True anomaly

230.0469°

Mean anomaly

230.1435°

Eccentric anomaly

230.09519°

Mean motion

3.81961 °/min

Orbital period

94.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00028136

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

PICO-01A003, 58326

SPACEVAN-001, 58295

UMBRA-08, 58292 (Decayed)

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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	2026-03-22 18:10:10.118Z	1.525° NNE	2026-03-22 18:13:10.118Z	252.882° W	39.659°	2026-03-22 18:16:10.118Z	204.594° SW
5 mins	2026-03-23 04:46:10.118Z	129.59° SE	2026-03-23 04:48:10.118Z	57.675° ENE	32.947°	2026-03-23 04:51:10.118Z	2.868° NNE

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SPIP, 58298

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:43:54.842Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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