RAPTOR4, 58956
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RAPTOR4, 58956 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 14 Feb 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
L3Harris SIS
Mission
Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
TPL0-L3H, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.945 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 RAPTOR4
1 58956U 24028B 25259.25800333 -.00000180 00000-0 -11573-3 0 9997
2 58956 39.9899 222.3637 0013716 103.4615 256.7661 13.70147903 79470Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:11:31.487Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
134.03161°
Altitude
1,000.85 km
Speed
7.352 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 49m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:37:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,011.438 km
Perigee altitude
991.195 km
Semi-major axis
7,379.454 km
Eccentricity
0.00137
Inclination
39.9899°
RAAN
222.3637°
Arg. of periapsis
103.4615°
True anomaly
256.61316°
Mean anomaly
256.7661°
Eccentric anomaly
256.68962°
Mean motion
3.42379 °/min
Orbital period
105.15 mins
BSTAR
-0.00011573
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2024 (2024-02-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.RAPTOR4 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-09-16 23:50:17.751Z | 193.174° SSW | 2025-09-16 23:55:17.751Z | 141.896° SSE | 22.131° | 2025-09-16 23:59:17.751Z | 98.75° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-17 01:40:17.751Z | 236.417° WSW | 2025-09-17 01:45:17.751Z | 176.329° S | 41.321° | 2025-09-17 01:51:17.751Z | 81.988° E |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-17 03:31:17.751Z | 267.474° W | 2025-09-17 03:36:17.751Z | 271.764° WNW | 44.414° | 2025-09-17 03:43:17.751Z | 88.87° E |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-17 05:23:17.751Z | 276.746° WNW | 2025-09-17 05:28:17.751Z | 174.233° S | 43.177° | 2025-09-17 05:34:17.751Z | 114.729° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-17 07:14:17.751Z | 264.782° W | 2025-09-17 07:18:17.751Z | 218.393° SW | 26.57° | 2025-09-17 07:23:17.751Z | 159.761° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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