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FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLYING LAPTOP, 42831 is a payload satellite owned by IRS Stuttgart (DE) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

42831, 2017-042G

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Institute for Space Systems, University of Stuttgart (DE)

Manufacturer

IRS Stuttgart

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

FLP, Unknown motor

Mass

120 kg wet, 120 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-07-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G   25260.32015017  .00002165  00000-0  18240-3 0  9998
2 42831  97.4151  63.0017 0010680 336.4995  23.5739 14.99144137445542

Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:41:00.974Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-48.75014°

Altitude

565.8 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 12m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:59:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

573.95 km

Perigee altitude

559.117 km

Semi-major axis

6,944.67 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.4151°

RAAN

63.0017°

Arg. of periapsis

336.4995°

True anomaly

23.62291°

Mean anomaly

23.5739°

Eccentric anomaly

23.5984°

Mean motion

3.7503 °/min

Orbital period

95.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0001824

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

KANOPUS-V-IK, 42825

OBJECT AA, 42849

FLOCK 2K 03, 42850 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 04, 42851 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 01, 42852 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 47, 42854 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 48, 42855 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 45, 42856 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 24, 42857 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 46, 42858 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 23, 42859 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 21, 42860 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

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FLYING LAPTOP Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2025-09-18 00:16:16.057Z	350.671° N	2025-09-18 00:19:16.057Z	278.758° WNW	33.099°	2025-09-18 00:22:16.057Z	220.393° SW
6 mins	2025-09-18 11:03:16.057Z	172.858° S	2025-09-18 11:05:16.057Z	197.858° SSW	43.366°	2025-09-18 11:09:16.057Z	345.47° N

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FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:41:00.974Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

FLYING LAPTOP Visibility forecast

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