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RAPTOR1
Technology Demonstrator Satellite · Unspecified (Rideshare Payload)
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RAPTOR1, a small technology demonstration or Earth observation satellite launched in 2024 as part of a rideshare mission. Satellites like this typically validate new sensor, propulsion, or communications hardware in the actual orbital environment before that technology is incorporated into larger, more capable operational missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 612–623 mi (985–1,002 km)
- Inclination
- 40.0°
- One orbit
- 104.8 minutes13.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58957
- Int’l designator
- 2024-028C
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.