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FLOCK 4Q 7, 58318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Q 7, 58318 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

58318, 2023-174BQ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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 (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

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 7
1 58318U 23174BQ  26030.47629645  .00039628  00000-0  79484-3 0  9999
2 58318  97.4005 118.1860 0006982 268.8340  91.2109 15.46572542124407

Epoch: 2026-01-30T11:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T11:25:52.013Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

177.0052°

Altitude

429.992 km

Speed

7.653 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 52m 44s

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

22:41:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

428.441 km

Perigee altitude

418.943 km

Semi-major axis

6,801.829 km

Eccentricity

0.0007

Inclination

97.4005°

RAAN

118.186°

Arg. of periapsis

268.834°

True anomaly

91.29089°

Mean anomaly

91.2109°

Eccentric anomaly

91.25089°

Mean motion

3.86905 °/min

Orbital period

93.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00079484

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

UNICORN-2J, 58566 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4Q 7 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.
4 mins	2026-01-31 06:12:15.141Z	204.378° SW	2026-01-31 06:14:15.141Z	270.078° WNW	30.513°	2026-01-31 06:16:15.141Z	323.185° NNW
4 mins	2026-01-31 19:03:15.141Z	341.9° N	2026-01-31 19:05:15.141Z	276.829° WNW	29.837°	2026-01-31 19:07:15.141Z	225.758° WSW

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FLOCK 4Q 7, 58318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T11:25:52.013Z)

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

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