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 | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 RAPTOR3
1 58958U 24028D 24279.52804862 .00000140 00000-0 24382-3 0 9997
2 58958 39.9931 10.2239 0010787 279.1159 80.8366 13.70415543 32048Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:40:23.4Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 165.44323° |
| Altitude | 996.302 km |
| Speed | 7.356 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 40m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 11.64097° |
| Longitude | 177.89292° |
| Altitude | 997.768 km |
| Speed | 7.355 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 18m 42s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 27' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:30:10 |
| Azimuth | 34.806° NE |
| Elevation | -58.345° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,008.315 km |
| Perigee | 992.397 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,378.493 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010787 |
| Inclination | 39.9931° |
| RAAN | 10.2239° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 279.1159° |
| True anomaly | 80.95866° |
| Mean anomaly | 80.8366° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 80.89763° |
| Mean motion | 3.42446 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00024382 |
| 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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