RAPTOR3, 58958
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RAPTOR3, 58958 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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RAPTOR3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 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 8 hours ago
0 RAPTOR3
1 58958U 24028D 24303.94447894 .00000071 00000-0 16719-3 0 9997
2 58958 39.9909 258.0581 0009278 58.6100 301.5553 13.70422166 35395Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:40:02.98Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -120.7034° |
| Altitude | 993.961 km |
| Speed | 7.358 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 12m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 33.39433° |
| Longitude | 6.41653° |
| Altitude | 995.66 km |
| Speed | 7.36 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 01m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 26' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:57 |
| Azimuth | 198.315° SSW |
| Elevation | 47.131° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,007.178 km |
| Perigee | 993.487 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,378.47 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009278 |
| Inclination | 39.9909° |
| RAAN | 258.0581° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 58.61° |
| True anomaly | 301.46465° |
| Mean anomaly | 301.5553° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 301.50998° |
| Mean motion | 3.42447 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016719 |
| 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 |
RAPTOR3 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 06:15:10.833Z | 198.101° SSW | 2024-10-30 06:15:10.833Z | 198.101° SSW | 36.034° | 2024-10-30 06:20:10.833Z | 138.201° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 08:03:10.833Z | 240.156° WSW | 2024-10-30 08:05:10.833Z | 220.177° SW | 14.485° | 2024-10-30 08:08:10.833Z | 191.937° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-30 23:20:10.833Z | 184.147° SSW | 2024-10-30 23:23:10.833Z | 149.219° SSE | 23.065° | 2024-10-30 23:28:10.833Z | 94.731° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-31 01:09:10.833Z | 237.092° WSW | 2024-10-31 01:14:10.833Z | 152.549° SSE | 42.067° | 2024-10-31 01:20:10.833Z | 81.009° E |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-31 03:00:10.833Z | 268.584° W | 2024-10-31 03:05:10.833Z | 40.805° NE | 44.993° | 2024-10-31 03:11:10.833Z | 89.593° E |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-31 04:51:10.833Z | 277.447° WNW | 2024-10-31 04:56:10.833Z | 205.45° SW | 43.074° | 2024-10-31 05:02:10.833Z | 116.885° SE |