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RAPTOR3, 58958

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RAPTOR3, 58958 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

58958, 2024-028D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.945 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 RAPTOR3
1 58958U 24028D   26151.26734621 -.00000038  00000-0  44523-4 0  9991
2 58958  39.9896 121.0984 0011113 161.8137 198.3009 13.70486078114741

Epoch: 2026-05-31T06:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T06:24:58.712Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

136.0823°

Altitude

1,005.089 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 04m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:35:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,008.303 km

Perigee altitude

991.904 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.24 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

39.9896°

RAAN

121.0984°

Arg. of periapsis

161.8137°

True anomaly

198.26097°

Mean anomaly

198.3009°

Eccentric anomaly

198.28093°

Mean motion

3.42463 °/min

Orbital period

105.12 mins

BSTAR

0.000044523

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RAPTOR3 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.
10 mins	2026-06-11 20:42:16.077Z	205.63° SW	2026-06-11 20:47:16.077Z	148.078° SSE	28.997°	2026-06-11 20:52:16.077Z	90.183° ESE
11 mins	2026-06-11 22:33:16.077Z	246.454° WSW	2026-06-11 22:38:16.077Z	140.16° SSE	43.815°	2026-06-11 22:44:16.077Z	81.305° E
11 mins	2026-06-12 00:24:16.077Z	272.925° WNW	2026-06-12 00:29:16.077Z	91.437° ESE	44.983°	2026-06-12 00:35:16.077Z	94.669° ESE
11 mins	2026-06-12 02:15:16.077Z	275.924° WNW	2026-06-12 02:20:16.077Z	201.52° SSW	40.531°	2026-06-12 02:26:16.077Z	125.731° SE
8 mins	2026-06-12 04:07:16.077Z	254.68° W	2026-06-12 04:10:16.077Z	222.618° SW	20.108°	2026-06-12 04:15:16.077Z	171.956° S

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RAPTOR3, 58958

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T06:24:58.712Z)

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Orbital elements

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

RAPTOR3 Visibility forecast

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