RAPTOR4, 58956
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RAPTOR4, 58956 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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RAPTOR4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.945 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 RAPTOR4
1 58956U 24028B 24279.54442417 .00000150 00000-0 25527-3 0 9994
2 58956 39.9931 10.3204 0010928 276.6918 83.2585 13.70322347 32040Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:03:58.248Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 159.6285° |
| Altitude | 996.958 km |
| Speed | 7.355 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 41m 16s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -31.4936° |
| Longitude | 111.07452° |
| Altitude | 999.588 km |
| Speed | 7.356 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 35m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 13' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in partial shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:17:59 |
| Azimuth | 130.74° SE |
| Elevation | -41.829° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,008.754 km |
| Perigee | 992.627 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,378.827 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010928 |
| Inclination | 39.9931° |
| RAAN | 10.3204° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 276.6918° |
| True anomaly | 83.38288° |
| Mean anomaly | 83.2585° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 83.32069° |
| Mean motion | 3.42422 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00025527 |
| Period | 105.13 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2024 (2024-02-14 UTC)
| HBTSS-SV2, 58955 |
| RAPTOR4, 58956 |
| RAPTOR1, 58957 |
| RAPTOR3, 58958 |
| RAPTOR2, 58959 |
| HBTSS-SV1, 58960 |
RAPTOR4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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