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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 (3 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 UNICORN-2L
1 58727U 23185R   26219.82234190  .00005012  00000-0  22191-3 0  9993
2 58727  97.5365 293.7679 0014151 128.9189 231.3311 15.22026307142648

Epoch: 2026-08-07T19:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T19:44:10.340Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

41.38229°

Altitude

508.91 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 35m 04s

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

20:39:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.427 km

Perigee altitude

486.97 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.835 km

Eccentricity

0.00142

Inclination

97.5365°

RAAN

293.7679°

Arg. of periapsis

128.9189°

True anomaly

231.20463°

Mean anomaly

231.3311°

Eccentric anomaly

231.26785°

Mean motion

3.80759 °/min

Orbital period

94.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00022191

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

OBJECT L, 58472 (Decayed)

UNICORN-2N, 58642 (Decayed)

ENSO, 58470 (Decayed)

MDQUBESAT-2, 58665 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 58471 (Decayed)

LILIUM-1, 58467 (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.
5 mins	2026-08-08 18:23:42.843Z	342.551° N	2026-08-08 18:25:42.843Z	291.673° WNW	29.165°	2026-08-08 18:28:42.843Z	224.498° SW
5 mins	2026-08-09 05:00:42.843Z	164.03° S	2026-08-09 05:02:42.843Z	132.969° SE	44.61°	2026-08-09 05:05:42.843Z	349.504° N

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UNICORN-2L, 58727

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T19:44:10.340Z)

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

UNICORN-2L Visibility forecast

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