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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

Last TLE update

9 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 9 hours ago

0 RAPTOR3
1 58958U 24028D   25128.97235912 -.00000021  00000-0  63476-4 0  9991
2 58958  39.9900 100.4558 0010269  84.6887 275.5031 13.70455100 61601

Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:20Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:20:11.827Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-116.6287°

Altitude

996.7 km

Speed

7.355 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 41m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

40.13621°

Longitude

-28.77827°

Altitude

992.668 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 03m 37s

Apparent Declination

6° 53' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:40:13

Azimuth

291.272° WNW

Elevation

-13.561°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,007.791 km

Perigee altitude

992.638 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.352 km

Eccentricity

0.0010269

Inclination

39.99°

RAAN

100.4558°

Arg. of periapsis

84.6887°

True anomaly

275.38595°

Mean anomaly

275.5031°

Eccentric anomaly

275.44453°

Mean motion

3.42456 °/min

BSTAR

0.000063476

Orbital period

105.12 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 08:41:02.765Z	253.967° W	2025-05-09 08:44:02.765Z	223.871° SW	17.581°	2025-05-09 08:48:02.765Z	183.057° SSW
7 mins	2025-05-10 00:00:02.765Z	173.738° S	2025-05-10 00:03:02.765Z	139.832° SSE	19.736°	2025-05-10 00:07:02.765Z	99.375° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-10 01:48:02.765Z	231.771° WSW	2025-05-10 01:53:02.765Z	165.601° S	40.18°	2025-05-10 01:59:02.765Z	82.018° E
11 mins	2025-05-10 03:39:02.765Z	265.125° W	2025-05-10 03:44:02.765Z	265.326° W	44.845°	2025-05-10 03:50:02.765Z	86.997° E
11 mins	2025-05-10 05:30:02.765Z	277.9° WNW	2025-05-10 05:35:02.765Z	230.494° WSW	43.606°	2025-05-10 05:41:02.765Z	111.913° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-10 07:22:02.765Z	264.944° W	2025-05-10 07:26:02.765Z	214.146° SW	29.085°	2025-05-10 07:31:02.765Z	154.341° SSE

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