FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 was a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4.7 kg wet, 4.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 months ago
TLE from 4 months ago
0 FLOCK 3S 1
1 43769U 18099M 25166.04943847 .12747532 25575-5 43891-3 0 9993
2 43769 97.4056 235.2593 0017578 255.5499 104.3851 16.42650578358404Epoch: 2025-06-15T01:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T01:11:11.483Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-46.11865°
Altitude
164.89 km
Speed
7.805 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 41m 02s
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
17:21:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
167.05 km
Perigee altitude
144.081 km
Semi-major axis
6,533.702 km
Eccentricity
0.00176
Inclination
97.4056°
RAAN
235.2593°
Arg. of periapsis
255.5499°
True anomaly
104.58011°
Mean anomaly
104.3851°
Eccentric anomaly
104.48261°
Mean motion
4.10964 °/min
Orbital period
87.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00043891
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 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.FLOCK 3S 1 Visibility
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