FLOCK 3S 3, 43788
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO 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
Non-operational 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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG 25242.70727184 .00098004 00000-0 20130-2 0 9997
2 43788 97.4659 312.0495 0007491 202.5427 157.5494 15.45616315369784Epoch: 2025-08-30T16:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T16:58:28.286Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
78.29394°
Altitude
437.406 km
Speed
7.647 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 48m 11s
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
23:53:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
431.599 km
Perigee altitude
421.405 km
Semi-major axis
6,804.639 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.4659°
RAAN
312.0495°
Arg. of periapsis
202.5427°
True anomaly
157.58215°
Mean anomaly
157.5494°
Eccentric anomaly
157.56578°
Mean motion
3.86666 °/min
Orbital period
93.1 mins
BSTAR
0.002013
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
FLOCK 3S 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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 | 2025-08-31 16:51:23.776Z | 53.636° ENE | 2025-08-31 16:53:23.776Z | 97.973° ESE | 18.511° | 2025-08-31 16:55:23.776Z | 140.154° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-01 04:51:23.776Z | 178.581° S | 2025-09-01 04:52:23.776Z | 198.148° SSW | 40.739° | 2025-09-01 04:55:23.776Z | 342.677° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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