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Satellite · NORAD 58322 · COSPAR 2023-174BU

FLOCK 4Q-9

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

414.6km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.67km/s

Inclination

97.38°

Period

92.7 min

92.7 min

Perigee

400km

Apogee

409km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 05:28 UTC (14.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

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Latitude
70.636° N
Longitude
101.386° W
Altitude
414.6 km
Velocity
7.670 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 05:28 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
Planet Flock (Dove) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • FLOCK 4Q-9Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
US · United States

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
11 Nov 2023
COSPAR launch id
2023-174

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2023-174

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeUSCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 8 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
58322
COSPAR / international designator
2023-174BU
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SXTHMPAAFNR2QEC1FMP
Canonical slug
flock-4q-9-58322

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.