FLOCK 4V 13, 46297 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4V 13, 46297 was a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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FLOCK 4V 13 details

Identifier	46297, 2020-061AB
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	3 weeks ago
Origin	Planet (US)
Manufacturer	Planet
Mission	Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass	5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-09-03 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	VEGA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section	0.108 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 FLOCK 4V 13
1 46297U 20061AB  24329.45292653  .17114732  24962-5  53868-3 0  9990
2 46297  97.2954  47.8657 0013161 277.7576  82.2231 16.43721337234842

Epoch: 2024-11-24T10:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-24T10:52:12.852Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-179.07924°
Altitude	158.028 km
Speed	7.812 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 11m 27s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	161.315 km
Perigee altitude	144.125 km
Semi-major axis	6,530.857 km
Eccentricity	0.0013161
Inclination	97.2954°
RAAN	47.8657°
Arg. of periapsis	277.7576°
True anomaly	82.37256°
Mean anomaly	82.2231°
Eccentric anomaly	82.29783°
Mean motion	4.11233 °/min
BSTAR	0.00053868
Orbital period	87.54 mins