FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Q 28, 58280 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Nov 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4Q 28
1 58280U 23174AA 25296.67739827 .00026279 00000-0 65235-3 0 9993
2 58280 97.4090 17.5412 0006119 282.2661 77.7900 15.40307577109164Epoch: 2025-10-23T16:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T16:15:27.210Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
101.34461°
Altitude
447.438 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 10m 09s
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
06:43:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
446.313 km
Perigee altitude
437.966 km
Semi-major axis
6,820.277 km
Eccentricity
0.00061
Inclination
97.409°
RAAN
17.5412°
Arg. of periapsis
282.2661°
True anomaly
77.85854°
Mean anomaly
77.79°
Eccentric anomaly
77.82427°
Mean motion
3.85337 °/min
Orbital period
93.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00065235
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 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.FLOCK 4Q 28 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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| 4 mins | 2025-10-24 17:46:39.921Z | 46.766° ENE | 2025-10-24 17:48:39.921Z | 92.087° ESE | 22.83° | 2025-10-24 17:50:39.921Z | 142.142° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-25 05:48:39.921Z | 186.991° SSW | 2025-10-25 05:50:39.921Z | 243.634° WSW | 38.448° | 2025-10-25 05:53:39.921Z | 336.365° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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