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RAPTOR1, 58957

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RAPTOR1, 58957 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

58957, 2024-028C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 RAPTOR1
1 58957U 24028C   25184.09435392 -.00000046  00000-0  36148-4 0  9992
2 58957  39.9881 207.4389 0011186  37.7533 322.3996 13.70269819 69164

Epoch: 2025-07-03T02:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T02:15:52.178Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-107.89461°

Altitude

991.55 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 49m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.37241°

Longitude

106.24349°

Altitude

1,013.238 km

Speed

7.342 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 04m 52s

Apparent Declination

-49° 37' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:52:24

Azimuth

126.475° SE

Elevation

-40.042°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,009.134 km

Perigee altitude

992.625 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.017 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

39.9881°

RAAN

207.4389°

Arg. of periapsis

37.7533°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

322.3996°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42409 °/min

Orbital period

105.14 mins

BSTAR

0.000036148

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RAPTOR1 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	2025-07-04 02:54:48.112Z	159.336° S	2025-07-04 02:56:48.112Z	140.776° SSE	12.764°	2025-07-04 02:59:48.112Z	112.914° SE
10 mins	2025-07-04 04:42:48.112Z	214.749° SW	2025-07-04 04:46:48.112Z	163.545° S	34.317°	2025-07-04 04:52:48.112Z	84.901° E
11 mins	2025-07-04 06:32:48.112Z	256.303° W	2025-07-04 06:37:48.112Z	222.802° SW	44.541°	2025-07-04 06:43:48.112Z	83.264° E
12 mins	2025-07-04 08:23:48.112Z	276.144° WNW	2025-07-04 08:29:48.112Z	123.123° SE	44.475°	2025-07-04 08:35:48.112Z	101.547° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-04 10:15:48.112Z	271.395° WNW	2025-07-04 10:20:48.112Z	193.665° SSW	35.63°	2025-07-04 10:25:48.112Z	137.988° SSE

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