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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

9 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 (6 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 9 hours ago

0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG  25123.89920045  .00054605  00000-0  16294-2 0  9991
2 43788  97.4764 190.7941 0006800 259.1832 100.8645 15.34425242351504

Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:34:50.918Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

5.04711°

Altitude

466.616 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 43m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

1.0002°

Longitude

-174.45923°

Altitude

464.608 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 16m 22s

Apparent Declination

-18° 49' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:00:07

Azimuth

27.245° NE

Elevation

-66.907°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

464.228 km

Perigee altitude

454.928 km

Semi-major axis

6,837.715 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

97.4764°

RAAN

190.7941°

Arg. of periapsis

259.1832°

True anomaly

100.94101°

Mean anomaly

100.8645°

Eccentric anomaly

100.90276°

Mean motion

3.83863 °/min

BSTAR

0.0016294

Orbital period

93.78 mins

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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

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.
5 mins	2025-05-04 16:56:02.614Z	34.049° NE	2025-05-04 16:58:02.614Z	83.548° E	32.834°	2025-05-04 17:01:02.614Z	167.404° S
4 mins	2025-05-05 05:02:02.614Z	228.842° WSW	2025-05-05 05:03:02.614Z	260.218° W	26.525°	2025-05-05 05:06:02.614Z	324.623° NNW

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