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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 (9 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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G   26082.24809931  .00003200  00000-0  25677-3 0  9991
2 42831  97.4319 241.3222 0020135  53.3800 306.9272 15.00603934473564

Epoch: 2026-03-23T05:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T05:57:15.780Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-28.73637°

Altitude

559.713 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 05m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

20:22:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576 km

Perigee altitude

548.052 km

Semi-major axis

6,940.163 km

Eccentricity

0.00201

Inclination

97.4319°

RAAN

241.3222°

Arg. of periapsis

53.38°

True anomaly

306.74248°

Mean anomaly

306.9272°

Eccentric anomaly

306.83487°

Mean motion

3.75395 °/min

Orbital period

95.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00025677

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

LEMUR 2 PETERG, 42841

OBJECT H, 42832

OBJECT K, 42834

OBJECT Z, 42848

FLOCK 2K 33, 42879 (Decayed)

CORVUS BC2, 42846

LEMUR 2 DEMBITZ, 42842

LEMUR 2 FURIAUS, 42840

FLOCK 2K 14, 42892 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 43, 42874 (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.
5 mins	2026-03-23 22:32:43.922Z	53.45° ENE	2026-03-23 22:34:43.922Z	88.761° E	19.372°	2026-03-23 22:37:43.922Z	140.857° SSE
5 mins	2026-03-24 00:07:43.922Z	337.083° NNW	2026-03-24 00:09:43.922Z	297.185° NW	24.65°	2026-03-24 00:12:43.922Z	236.847° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-24 10:53:43.922Z	190.812° SSW	2026-03-24 10:55:43.922Z	236.071° WSW	37.057°	2026-03-24 10:59:43.922Z	336.745° NNW

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FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T05:57:15.780Z)

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