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RAPTOR2, 58959

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RAPTOR2, 58959 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

58959, 2024-028E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 RAPTOR2
1 58959U 24028E   25183.90593797 -.00000045  00000-0  37164-4 0  9995
2 58959  39.9885 207.8610 0010945  40.0009 320.1542 13.70520028 69141

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:44:33.04Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-39.45702°

Altitude

990.992 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 51m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

39.25249°

Longitude

33.51709°

Altitude

993.235 km

Speed

7.364 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 40m 22s

Apparent Declination

4° 53' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:53:41

Azimuth

296.589° NW

Elevation

-21.418°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,008.057 km

Perigee altitude

991.907 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.119 km

Eccentricity

0.00109

Inclination

39.9885°

RAAN

207.861°

Arg. of periapsis

40.0009°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

320.1542°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42472 °/min

Orbital period

105.12 mins

BSTAR

0.000037164

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RAPTOR2 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.
6 mins	2025-07-03 12:21:04.716Z	250.425° W	2025-07-03 12:24:04.716Z	221.121° SW	15.558°	2025-07-03 12:27:04.716Z	191.674° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-04 03:39:04.716Z	182.784° SSW	2025-07-04 03:42:04.716Z	149.223° SSE	21.856°	2025-07-04 03:47:04.716Z	95.682° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-04 05:28:04.716Z	235.077° WSW	2025-07-04 05:33:04.716Z	153.371° SSE	41.521°	2025-07-04 05:39:04.716Z	81.096° E
11 mins	2025-07-04 07:19:04.716Z	267.511° W	2025-07-04 07:24:04.716Z	52.892° ENE	44.993°	2025-07-04 07:30:04.716Z	88.708° E
11 mins	2025-07-04 09:10:04.716Z	277.524° WNW	2025-07-04 09:15:04.716Z	205.445° SW	43.443°	2025-07-04 09:21:04.716Z	115.115° SE
9 mins	2025-07-04 11:02:04.716Z	260.732° W	2025-07-04 11:06:04.716Z	209.039° SW	26.791°	2025-07-04 11:11:04.716Z	156.55° SSE

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