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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

58956, 2024-028B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

Space Development Agency (US)

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)

2024-02-14 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.945 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 RAPTOR4
1 58956U 24028B   25183.74121011 -.00000053  00000-0  28327-4 0  9990
2 58956  39.9889 209.1963 0011196  34.2135 325.9331 13.70373384 69119

Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:47:20.553Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

21.34267°

Altitude

990.874 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 56m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.49385°

Longitude

-107.98139°

Altitude

1,015.448 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 46m 42s

Apparent Declination

-59° 52' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:59:10

Azimuth

140.558° SSE

Elevation

-39.366°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,008.769 km

Perigee altitude

992.247 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.645 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

39.9889°

RAAN

209.1963°

Arg. of periapsis

34.2135°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.9331°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42435 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000028327

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2024 (2024-02-14 UTC)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-04 03:10:13.125Z	175.516° S	2025-07-04 03:14:13.125Z	137.176° SSE	15.853°	2025-07-04 03:17:13.125Z	107.915° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-04 04:59:13.125Z	223.793° SW	2025-07-04 05:04:13.125Z	155.395° SSE	37.452°	2025-07-04 05:10:13.125Z	82.439° E
11 mins	2025-07-04 06:50:13.125Z	260.555° W	2025-07-04 06:55:13.125Z	163.728° S	44.966°	2025-07-04 07:01:13.125Z	84.672° E
11 mins	2025-07-04 08:41:13.125Z	277.081° WNW	2025-07-04 08:46:13.125Z	222.338° SW	44.573°	2025-07-04 08:52:13.125Z	106.011° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-04 10:32:13.125Z	272.204° WNW	2025-07-04 10:37:13.125Z	209.827° SW	33.034°	2025-07-04 10:43:13.125Z	142.305° SSE

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