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). 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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FLYING LAPTOP details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | IRS Stuttgart |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Technology |
| Bus & Motor | FLP, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 120 kg wet, 120 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 2.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G 24346.56805636 .00005846 00000-0 51099-3 0 9990
2 42831 97.3890 157.5394 0011869 191.8978 168.1966 14.97067601403654Epoch: 2024-12-11T13:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T13:38:00.069Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -127.72176° |
| Altitude | 587.104 km |
| Speed | 7.562 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 30m 09s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -20.49612° |
| Longitude | 49.86592° |
| Altitude | 575.699 km |
| Speed | 7.576 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 08m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -68° 04' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:56:50 |
| Azimuth | 157.941° S |
| Elevation | -27.715° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 581.209 km |
| Perigee altitude | 564.708 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,951.095 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011869 |
| Inclination | 97.389° |
| RAAN | 157.5394° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 191.8978° |
| True anomaly | 168.22438° |
| Mean anomaly | 168.1966° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 168.21049° |
| Mean motion | 3.7451 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00051099 |
| Orbital period | 96.13 mins |
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FLYING LAPTOP 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-11 23:49:47.978Z | 35.835° NE | 2024-12-11 23:52:47.978Z | 85.746° E | 25.9° | 2024-12-11 23:55:47.978Z | 150.06° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-12 01:26:47.978Z | 319.572° NNW | 2024-12-12 01:27:47.978Z | 300.941° NW | 18.654° | 2024-12-12 01:30:47.978Z | 248.489° W |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-12 12:13:47.978Z | 210.386° SW | 2024-12-12 12:15:47.978Z | 257.622° W | 29.806° | 2024-12-12 12:18:47.978Z | 322.818° NNW |
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