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UNICORN-2L, 58727

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UNICORN-2L, 58727 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

58727, 2023-185R

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 UNICORN-2L
1 58727U 23185R   26092.26199928  .00010367  00000-0  48370-3 0  9995
2 58727  97.5438 166.0810 0012669 210.9650 149.0839 15.19971038123257

Epoch: 2026-04-02T06:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T06:17:16.737Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-118.85174°

Altitude

516.501 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 04m 19s

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

20:14:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.617 km

Perigee altitude

494.182 km

Semi-major axis

6,881.037 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

97.5438°

RAAN

166.081°

Arg. of periapsis

210.965°

True anomaly

149.15839°

Mean anomaly

149.0839°

Eccentric anomaly

149.12115°

Mean motion

3.80244 °/min

Orbital period

94.68 mins

BSTAR

0.0004837

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

ENSO, 58470 (Decayed)

UNICORN-2M, 58726 (Decayed)

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UNICORN-2L 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	2026-04-02 17:54:21.401Z	5.249° NNE	2026-04-02 17:57:21.401Z	306.667° NW	42.027°	2026-04-02 18:00:21.401Z	204.278° SW
5 mins	2026-04-03 04:33:21.401Z	135.621° SSE	2026-04-03 04:35:21.401Z	73.303° E	35.487°	2026-04-03 04:38:21.401Z	3.545° NNE

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UNICORN-2L, 58727

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T06:17:16.737Z)

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

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