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
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
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, 2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.945 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 RAPTOR2
1 58959U 24028E 25128.88193934 -.00000027 00000-0 56815-4 0 9994
2 58959 39.9896 100.6765 0010487 85.4411 274.7533 13.70515191 61595Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:09:59.558Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-83.76778°
Altitude
996.57 km
Speed
7.355 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 42m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
39.43839°
Longitude
-8.55373°
Altitude
992.205 km
Speed
7.365 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 23m 47s
Apparent Declination
5° 42' 29"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:12:06
Azimuth
292.496° WNW
Elevation
-16.473°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2024 (2024-02-14 UTC)
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 | 2025-05-09 08:13:00.221Z | 267.058° W | 2025-05-09 08:18:00.221Z | 215.633° SW | 22.816° | 2025-05-09 08:23:00.221Z | 164.731° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 23:34:00.221Z | 162.374° S | 2025-05-09 23:36:00.221Z | 142.833° SSE | 14.671° | 2025-05-09 23:39:00.221Z | 113.232° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-05-10 01:22:00.221Z | 219.432° SW | 2025-05-10 01:27:00.221Z | 142.132° SSE | 36.148° | 2025-05-10 01:32:00.221Z | 84.536° E |
| 12 mins | 2025-05-10 03:12:00.221Z | 259.029° W | 2025-05-10 03:17:00.221Z | 243.154° WSW | 44.327° | 2025-05-10 03:24:00.221Z | 84.001° E |
| 11 mins | 2025-05-10 05:04:00.221Z | 276.498° WNW | 2025-05-10 05:09:00.221Z | 144.846° SSE | 44.577° | 2025-05-10 05:15:00.221Z | 104.123° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-05-10 06:55:00.221Z | 270.518° WNW | 2025-05-10 07:00:00.221Z | 197.458° SSW | 33.847° | 2025-05-10 07:05:00.221Z | 141.856° SSE |
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