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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G   26035.29914095  .00003319  00000-0  26889-3 0  9999
2 42831  97.4216 196.4792 0015390 211.2168 148.8144 15.00278298466521

Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:10:45.778Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-45.67926°

Altitude

578.25 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 05m 55s

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

14:00:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

573.713 km

Perigee altitude

552.348 km

Semi-major axis

6,941.167 km

Eccentricity

0.00154

Inclination

97.4216°

RAAN

196.4792°

Arg. of periapsis

211.2168°

True anomaly

148.90557°

Mean anomaly

148.8144°

Eccentric anomaly

148.86°

Mean motion

3.75314 °/min

Orbital period

95.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00026889

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

FREGAT DEB, 44608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 09, 42896 (Decayed)

CORVUS BC2, 42846

LEMUR 2 GREENBERG, 42837

OBJECT AA, 42849

OBJECT U, 42843

NORSAT 1, 42826

FLOCK 2K 40, 42865 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 39, 42866 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 31, 42869 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 19, 42886 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 48, 42855 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 32, 42870 (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.
6 mins	2026-02-04 23:45:12.455Z	1.132° NNE	2026-02-04 23:48:12.455Z	292.404° WNW	40.379°	2026-02-04 23:51:12.455Z	209.487° SW
6 mins	2026-02-05 10:32:12.455Z	153.802° SSE	2026-02-05 10:34:12.455Z	93.109° ESE	43.083°	2026-02-05 10:38:12.455Z	353.226° N

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FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:10:45.778Z)

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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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