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UNICORN-2M, 58726

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UNICORN-2M, 58726 is a payload satellite owned by Alba Orbital (DE) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Dec 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

58726, 2023-185Q

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Alba Orbital Ltd. (GB)

Manufacturer

Alba Orbital

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

POCKETQUBE 3P, Unknown motor

Mass

~0.75 kg wet, ~0.75 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-12-01 (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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.016 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 UNICORN-2M
1 58726U 23185Q   26002.96099122  .00169236  00000-0  19313-2 0  9991
2 58726  97.5635  91.6166 0003274 115.5173 244.6423 15.61646320110778

Epoch: 2026-01-02T23:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T23:03:49.641Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

3.06606°

Altitude

386.992 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 06m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

04:37:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

382.031 km

Perigee altitude

377.606 km

Semi-major axis

6,757.956 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.5635°

RAAN

91.6166°

Arg. of periapsis

115.5173°

True anomaly

244.6084°

Mean anomaly

244.6423°

Eccentric anomaly

244.62535°

Mean motion

3.90679 °/min

Orbital period

92.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0019313

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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2023 (2023-12-01 UTC)

MDQUBESAT-2, 58665

GNOMES-4, 58462

KORSAT 7, 58463

ALISIO-1, 58562

OBJECT L, 58472 (Decayed)

UNICORN-2N, 58642 (Decayed)

NANOFF B, 58755

NANOFF A, 58810

ION SCV-015, 58469

LILIUM-1, 58467

UNICORN-2L, 58727

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UNICORN-2M 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	2026-01-03 05:21:29.839Z	130.332° SE	2026-01-03 05:23:29.839Z	75.526° E	26.669°	2026-01-03 05:25:29.839Z	17.125° NNE

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Check out UNICORN-2M, 58726 on other resources

View UNICORN-2M, 58726 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View UNICORN-2M, 58726 on Keep Track

View UNICORN-2M, 58726 on Celestrak

View UNICORN-2M, 58726 on Gunter's Space Page

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