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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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 RAPTOR4
1 58956U 24028B   25128.92997748 -.00000027  00000-0  56705-4 0  9999
2 58956  39.9900 100.9703 0010592  81.1606 279.0339 13.70368504 61595

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:19:10.054Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-100.81505°

Altitude

996.511 km

Speed

7.356 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 43m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-12.05018°

Longitude

91.65677°

Altitude

1,003.355 km

Speed

7.349 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 58m 49s

Apparent Declination

-58° 35' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:56:09

Azimuth

150.965° SSE

Elevation

-20.599°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,008.341 km

Perigee altitude

992.71 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.662 km

Eccentricity

0.0010592

Inclination

39.99°

RAAN

100.9703°

Arg. of periapsis

81.1606°

True anomaly

278.91401°

Mean anomaly

279.0339°

Eccentric anomaly

278.97396°

Mean motion

3.42434 °/min

BSTAR

0.000056705

Orbital period

105.13 mins

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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.
11 mins	2025-05-10 00:43:46.861Z	207.155° SW	2025-05-10 00:48:46.861Z	152.141° SSE	28.874°	2025-05-10 00:54:46.861Z	86.302° E
11 mins	2025-05-10 02:34:46.861Z	247.063° WSW	2025-05-10 02:39:46.861Z	157.209° SSE	44.012°	2025-05-10 02:45:46.861Z	81.479° E
11 mins	2025-05-10 04:25:46.861Z	272.998° WNW	2025-05-10 04:30:46.861Z	274.061° WNW	44.968°	2025-05-10 04:36:46.861Z	94.801° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-10 06:16:46.861Z	276.443° WNW	2025-05-10 06:21:46.861Z	208.847° SW	40.311°	2025-05-10 06:27:46.861Z	126.357° SE
8 mins	2025-05-10 08:08:46.861Z	256.075° W	2025-05-10 08:12:46.861Z	212.329° SW	19.797°	2025-05-10 08:16:46.861Z	173.302° S

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