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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

Country

Related business

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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4Q 31
1 58285U 23174AF  26083.21362373  .00033031  00000-0  55810-3 0  9993
2 58285  97.3911 172.6071 0007570 107.4942 252.7138 15.51518342132582

Epoch: 2026-03-24T05:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T05:07:37.090Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-85.99194°

Altitude

416.957 km

Speed

7.66 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 30m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:49:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

414.354 km

Perigee altitude

404.078 km

Semi-major axis

6,787.353 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.3911°

RAAN

172.6071°

Arg. of periapsis

107.4942°

True anomaly

252.631°

Mean anomaly

252.7138°

Eccentric anomaly

252.6724°

Mean motion

3.88144 °/min

Orbital period

92.75 mins

BSTAR

0.0005581

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

OBJECT DF, 58696 (Decayed)

SPACEVAN-001, 58295

FLOCK 4Q 24, 58314 (Decayed)

UMBRA-08, 58292 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4Q 31 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.
5 mins	2026-03-25 06:01:32.321Z	173.14° S	2026-03-25 06:03:32.321Z	200.448° SSW	42.278°	2026-03-25 06:06:32.321Z	344.17° N
4 mins	2026-03-25 18:50:32.321Z	7.992° NNE	2026-03-25 18:52:32.321Z	248.994° W	44.378°	2026-03-25 18:54:32.321Z	197.392° SSW

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FLOCK 4Q 31, 58285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T05:07:37.090Z)

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

FLOCK 4Q 31 Visibility forecast

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