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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   25128.91513810 -.00000030  00000-0  53795-4 0  9993
2 58957  39.9893 100.8678 0010631  82.5554 277.6400 13.70328848 61598

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:57:47.931Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-95.56074°

Altitude

996.837 km

Speed

7.355 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 43m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-40.05906°

Longitude

168.29933°

Altitude

1,018.098 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 04m 59s

Apparent Declination

-43° 33' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:09:24

Azimuth

109.188° ESE

Elevation

-66.644°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,008.512 km

Perigee altitude

992.823 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.805 km

Eccentricity

0.0010631

Inclination

39.9893°

RAAN

100.8678°

Arg. of periapsis

82.5554°

True anomaly

277.51924°

Mean anomaly

277.64°

Eccentric anomaly

277.57962°

Mean motion

3.42424 °/min

BSTAR

0.000053795

Orbital period

105.13 mins

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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	2025-05-09 09:05:19.431Z	247.77° W	2025-05-09 09:08:19.431Z	219.715° SW	13.252°	2025-05-09 09:10:19.431Z	200.846° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:22:19.431Z	193.815° SSW	2025-05-10 00:26:19.431Z	149.896° SSE	24.39°	2025-05-10 00:31:19.431Z	93.951° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-10 02:12:19.431Z	239.457° WSW	2025-05-10 02:17:19.431Z	153.925° SSE	42.631°	2025-05-10 02:23:19.431Z	81.039° E
11 mins	2025-05-10 04:03:19.431Z	269.706° W	2025-05-10 04:08:19.431Z	341.349° N	44.995°	2025-05-10 04:14:19.431Z	90.662° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-10 05:54:19.431Z	277.359° WNW	2025-05-10 05:59:19.431Z	207.583° SW	42.555°	2025-05-10 06:05:19.431Z	118.995° SE
9 mins	2025-05-10 07:46:19.431Z	259.174° W	2025-05-10 07:50:19.431Z	210.549° SW	24.253°	2025-05-10 07:55:19.431Z	160.626° S

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