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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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 UNICORN-2L
1 58727U 23185R   26002.93479963  .00017966  00000-0  88482-3 0  9990
2 58727  97.5606  76.8088 0014111 162.8589 197.3124 15.17940337109690

Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:26:06.688Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-2.28696°

Altitude

524.435 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 07m 14s

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

04:37:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.76 km

Perigee altitude

499.323 km

Semi-major axis

6,887.179 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

97.5606°

RAAN

76.8088°

Arg. of periapsis

162.8589°

True anomaly

197.26436°

Mean anomaly

197.3124°

Eccentric anomaly

197.28837°

Mean motion

3.79735 °/min

Orbital period

94.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00088482

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

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UNICORN-2N, 58642 (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.
7 mins	2026-01-03 04:53:05.668Z	171.214° S	2026-01-03 04:56:05.668Z	203.974° SW	43.53°	2026-01-03 05:00:05.668Z	345.352° N
5 mins	2026-01-03 18:00:05.668Z	346.757° N	2026-01-03 18:02:05.668Z	266.433° W	36.317°	2026-01-03 18:05:05.668Z	211.442° SW
6 mins	2026-01-04 04:38:05.668Z	151.494° SSE	2026-01-04 04:40:05.668Z	106.533° ESE	40.574°	2026-01-04 04:44:05.668Z	354.809° N

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UNICORN-2L, 58727

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T22:26:06.688Z)

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