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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

58280, 2023-174AA

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-11-11 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 28
1 58280U 23174AA  25191.89740039  .00007794  00000-0  22770-3 0  9996
2 58280  97.4188 271.7912 0006238 307.8242  52.2436 15.35564716 93069

Epoch: 2025-07-10T21:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T21:32:15.393Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

19.66998°

Altitude

459.744 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 07m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.23829°

Longitude

28.45903°

Altitude

473.73 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 06m 29s

Apparent Declination

-75° 52' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:33:58

Azimuth

198.293° SSW

Elevation

-43.789°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

460.453 km

Perigee altitude

451.926 km

Semi-major axis

6,834.326 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

97.4188°

RAAN

271.7912°

Arg. of periapsis

307.8242°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

52.2436°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84149 °/min

Orbital period

93.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0002277

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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 UTC)

OBJECT AK, 58289 (Decayed)

OBJECT AL, 58290 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-10, 58291

UMBRA-08, 58292

ICEYE-X32, 58293 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Q 28 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-11 18:25:27.094Z	2.834° NNE	2025-07-11 18:28:27.094Z	278.638° WNW	40.743°	2025-07-11 18:31:27.094Z	205.465° SW
4 mins	2025-07-12 04:58:27.094Z	119.369° SE	2025-07-12 04:59:27.094Z	88.356° E	29.756°	2025-07-12 05:02:27.094Z	9.429° NNE

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