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FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285 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

58285, 2023-174AF

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 31
1 58285U 23174AF  25182.87849844  .00011094  00000-0  32379-3 0  9997
2 58285  97.4213 262.9710 0007724 343.9868  16.1130 15.35476464 91685

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:05:02.265Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

26.54393°

Altitude

457.542 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 31m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.92744°

Longitude

-152.97698°

Altitude

467.48 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 11m 32s

Apparent Declination

-19° 47' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:14:01

Azimuth

299.986° NW

Elevation

-57.796°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

461.731 km

Perigee altitude

451.172 km

Semi-major axis

6,834.589 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.4213°

RAAN

262.971°

Arg. of periapsis

343.9868°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.113°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84127 °/min

Orbital period

93.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00032379

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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 31 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	2025-07-02 05:01:55.848Z	144.8° SSE	2025-07-02 05:04:55.848Z	76.84° E	33.795°	2025-07-02 05:07:55.848Z	3.95° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 17:59:55.848Z	35.081° NE	2025-07-02 18:01:55.848Z	129.482° SE	37.019°	2025-07-02 18:03:55.848Z	173.419° S

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