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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

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Institute for Space Systems, University of Stuttgart (DE / GER)

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, 2.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G   25186.62352161  .00001816  00000-0  15497-3 0  9995
2 42831  97.4100 352.9138 0010167 214.8699 145.1860 14.98832329434506

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:57:52.267Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-155.41289°

Altitude

579.368 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 31m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

55.56671°

Longitude

35.61096°

Altitude

579.827 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 54m 33s

Apparent Declination

15° 23' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:38:48

Azimuth

43.382° NE

Elevation

-22.779°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.559 km

Perigee altitude

560.436 km

Semi-major axis

6,945.634 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

97.41°

RAAN

352.9138°

Arg. of periapsis

214.8699°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

145.186°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74952 °/min

Orbital period

96.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00015497

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

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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)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-05 23:33:13.494Z	31.845° NE	2025-07-05 23:36:13.494Z	104.084° ESE	34.151°	2025-07-05 23:39:13.494Z	166.95° S
5 mins	2025-07-06 10:21:13.494Z	105.428° ESE	2025-07-06 10:23:13.494Z	63.14° ENE	22.086°	2025-07-06 10:26:13.494Z	15.731° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-06 11:56:13.494Z	227.077° WSW	2025-07-06 11:58:13.494Z	269.947° W	22.708°	2025-07-06 12:01:13.494Z	319.495° NNW

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