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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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G   26268.28748513  .00002520  00000-0  19807-3 0  9991
2 42831  97.5010  60.2594 0017854 137.1402 223.1219 15.01628101501473

Epoch: 2026-09-25T06:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-25T06:53:58.715Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-47.34732°

Altitude

573.994 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 01m 02s

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

11:29:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.255 km

Perigee altitude

546.485 km

Semi-major axis

6,937.007 km

Eccentricity

0.00179

Inclination

97.501°

RAAN

60.2594°

Arg. of periapsis

137.1402°

True anomaly

222.98228°

Mean anomaly

223.1219°

Eccentric anomaly

223.05207°

Mean motion

3.75651 °/min

Orbital period

95.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00019807

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

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FLOCK 2K 05, 42864 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 2K 45, 42856 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 08, 42863 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 38, 42868 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 11, 42894 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 42830 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 09, 42896 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 10, 42895 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 33, 42879 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 30, 42872 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 41, 42875 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 16, 42889 (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	2026-09-25 23:28:26.680Z	349.246° N	2026-09-25 23:30:26.680Z	286.792° WNW	49.43°	2026-09-25 23:33:26.680Z	214.66° SW
6 mins	2026-09-26 10:13:26.680Z	162.098° S	2026-09-26 10:16:26.680Z	9.365° NNE	67.9°	2026-09-26 10:19:26.680Z	350.463° N

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FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-25T06:53:58.715Z)

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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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