RAPTOR1, 58957
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RAPTOR1, 58957 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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RAPTOR1 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 RAPTOR1
1 58957U 24028C 24279.53640783 .00000164 00000-0 27097-3 0 9999
2 58957 39.9922 10.2684 0010906 277.6143 82.3365 13.70369344 32043Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:52:25.636Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 162.47028° |
| Altitude | 996.663 km |
| Speed | 7.356 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 41m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -12.5309° |
| Longitude | 145.19682° |
| Altitude | 996.211 km |
| Speed | 7.357 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 43m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -32° 14' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:16:27 |
| Azimuth | 97.036° ESE |
| Elevation | -47.009° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,008.569 km |
| Perigee | 992.475 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,378.659 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010906 |
| Inclination | 39.9922° |
| RAAN | 10.2684° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 277.6143° |
| True anomaly | 82.46038° |
| Mean anomaly | 82.3365° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 82.39844° |
| Mean motion | 3.42434 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00027097 |
| 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 |
RAPTOR1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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