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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.945 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 RAPTOR2
1 58959U 24028E 25352.54771964 -.00000047 00000-0 34728-4 0 9992
2 58959 39.9884 152.9827 0012589 293.9200 66.0227 13.70538810 92283Epoch: 2025-12-18T13:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T13:08:42.976Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-131.59811°
Altitude
993.355 km
Speed
7.359 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 11m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:39:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,009.203 km
Perigee altitude
990.626 km
Semi-major axis
7,378.052 km
Eccentricity
0.00126
Inclination
39.9884°
RAAN
152.9827°
Arg. of periapsis
293.92°
True anomaly
66.15459°
Mean anomaly
66.0227°
Eccentric anomaly
66.08864°
Mean motion
3.42476 °/min
Orbital period
105.12 mins
BSTAR
0.000034728
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2024 (2024-02-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-12-19 13:49:23.405Z | 211.8° SW | 2025-12-19 13:54:23.405Z | 147.695° SSE | 32.437° | 2025-12-19 13:59:23.405Z | 87.743° E |
| 11 mins | 2025-12-19 15:40:23.405Z | 252.231° W | 2025-12-19 15:45:23.405Z | 128.402° SE | 44.359° | 2025-12-19 15:51:23.405Z | 82.183° E |
| 11 mins | 2025-12-19 17:31:23.405Z | 274.944° WNW | 2025-12-19 17:36:23.405Z | 141.475° SSE | 44.959° | 2025-12-19 17:42:23.405Z | 98.584° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-12-19 19:22:23.405Z | 274.249° WNW | 2025-12-19 19:27:23.405Z | 201.605° SSW | 38.125° | 2025-12-19 19:33:23.405Z | 131.704° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-19 21:15:23.405Z | 242.924° WSW | 2025-12-19 21:17:23.405Z | 221.974° SW | 16.813° | 2025-12-19 21:21:23.405Z | 183.269° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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