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, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG 25311.19040487 .00224283 00000-0 20219-2 0 9999
2 43788 97.4497 23.4008 0005634 268.3836 91.6780 15.67455884380424Epoch: 2025-11-07T04:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T04:34:10.980Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-91.78288°
Altitude
369.451 km
Speed
7.688 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 33m 36s
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
17:43:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
366.888 km
Perigee altitude
359.292 km
Semi-major axis
6,741.227 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
97.4497°
RAAN
23.4008°
Arg. of periapsis
268.3836°
True anomaly
91.74253°
Mean anomaly
91.678°
Eccentric anomaly
91.71027°
Mean motion
3.92134 °/min
Orbital period
91.81 mins
BSTAR
0.0020219
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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 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-11-08 05:12:19.158Z | 181.313° SSW | 2025-11-08 05:15:19.158Z | 288.375° WNW | 37.148° | 2025-11-08 05:17:19.158Z | 335.779° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 17:54:19.158Z | 7.332° NNE | 2025-11-08 17:55:19.158Z | 351.956° N | 42.443° | 2025-11-08 17:58:19.158Z | 195.895° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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