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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
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 18 hours ago
0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG  25109.15147965  .00058220  00000-0  18472-2 0  9993
2 43788  97.4790 175.8705 0006112 318.1096  41.9678 15.32457711349242
Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:38:07.841Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-86.16096°
Altitude
468.476 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 43m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
2.04117°
Longitude
94.86389°
Altitude
474.178 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 01m 53s
Apparent Declination
-28° 40' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:31:19
Azimuth
259.255° W
Elevation
-34.325°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
469.617 km
Perigee altitude
461.252 km
Semi-major axis
6,843.572 km
Eccentricity
0.0006112
Inclination
97.479°
RAAN
175.8705°
Arg. of periapsis
318.1096°
True anomaly
42.01466°
Mean anomaly
41.9678°
Eccentric anomaly
41.99123°
Mean motion
3.83371 °/min
BSTAR
0.0018472
Orbital period
93.9 mins
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FLOCK 3S 3 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-04-20 04:50:50.392Z201.987° SSW2025-04-20 04:52:50.392Z264.121° W32.458°2025-04-20 04:55:50.392Z330.948° NNW
4 mins2025-04-20 17:48:50.392Z338.288° N2025-04-20 17:50:50.392Z282.418° WNW27.743°2025-04-20 17:52:50.392Z233.108° WSW
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