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
Orbit
Country
DE / GERRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G 26199.84580237 .00002162 00000-0 17183-3 0 9990
2 42831 97.4827 354.1910 0019537 20.8806 339.3212 15.01328064491208Epoch: 2026-07-18T20:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-18T20:17:57.324Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
113.04946°
Altitude
553.177 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 36m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:27:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
573.349 km
Perigee altitude
546.239 km
Semi-major axis
6,937.931 km
Eccentricity
0.00195
Inclination
97.4827°
RAAN
354.191°
Arg. of periapsis
20.8806°
True anomaly
339.24196°
Mean anomaly
339.3212°
Eccentric anomaly
339.2816°
Mean motion
3.75576 °/min
Orbital period
95.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00017183
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-07-19 09:15:35.281Z | 96.69° ESE | 2026-07-19 09:17:35.281Z | 64.864° ENE | 13.947° | 2026-07-19 09:19:35.281Z | 33.763° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-07-19 10:49:35.281Z | 198.546° SSW | 2026-07-19 10:52:35.281Z | 279.415° WNW | 32.138° | 2026-07-19 10:55:35.281Z | 331.135° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-19 22:29:35.281Z | 62.309° ENE | 2026-07-19 22:30:35.281Z | 83.877° E | 22.955° | 2026-07-19 22:33:35.281Z | 144.556° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-20 00:04:35.281Z | 319.322° NNW | 2026-07-20 00:05:35.281Z | 298.605° NW | 21.086° | 2026-07-20 00:08:35.281Z | 243.51° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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