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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

Country

US

Related business

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG  25259.13422478  .00093694  00000-0  17370-2 0  9992
2 43788  97.4634 328.9867 0007624 165.2977 194.8496 15.48610636372322

Epoch: 2025-09-16T03:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T03:13:17.02Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-74.66309°

Altitude

428.929 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 55m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

05:12:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

422.901 km

Perigee altitude

412.539 km

Semi-major axis

6,795.857 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4634°

RAAN

328.9867°

Arg. of periapsis

165.2977°

True anomaly

194.82723°

Mean anomaly

194.8496°

Eccentric anomaly

194.83841°

Mean motion

3.87415 °/min

Orbital period

92.92 mins

BSTAR

0.001737

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

MINXSS-2, 43758

SNUSAT-2, 43782

KAZSTSAT, 43783

SNUGLITE, 43784

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

OBJECT AH, 43789

EAGLET 1, 43790

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

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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	2025-09-16 17:43:40.943Z	7.245° NNE	2025-09-16 17:46:40.943Z	283.039° WNW	43.41°	2025-09-16 17:49:40.943Z	199.714° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on other resources

View FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 on Gunter's Space Page

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