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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

43788, 2018-099AG

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

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)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG  25181.64689321  .00031527  00000-0  80925-3 0  9998
2 43788  97.4734 249.5207 0007468  87.1715 273.0385 15.39239322360375

Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:31:31.573Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

97.68544°

Altitude

451.205 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 38m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

19.42829°

Longitude

-78.91845°

Altitude

449.61 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 37m 35s

Apparent Declination

-10° 33' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:01:09

Azimuth

57.262° ENE

Elevation

-46.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

450.396 km

Perigee altitude

440.205 km

Semi-major axis

6,823.438 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

97.4734°

RAAN

249.5207°

Arg. of periapsis

87.1715°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.0385°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85069 °/min

Orbital period

93.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00080925

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

ESEO, 43792

CSIM, 43793

HAWK-B, 43794

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 3 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	2025-07-01 17:02:53.461Z	29.117° NE	2025-07-01 17:05:53.461Z	105.756° ESE	32.807°	2025-07-01 17:08:53.461Z	170.529° S
4 mins	2025-07-02 05:06:53.461Z	217.639° SW	2025-07-02 05:07:53.461Z	245.024° WSW	26.129°	2025-07-02 05:10:53.461Z	322.357° NNW

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