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FLOCK 4X 42, 51018 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4X 42, 51018 was a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
51018, 2022-002AL
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
10 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-01-13 (3 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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 10 months ago
0 FLOCK 4X 42
1 51018U 22002AL  24235.25680784  .21304244  25610-5  30795-3 0  9993
2 51018  97.3437 315.0227 0011210 268.5287  91.4733 16.48288110145425
Epoch: 2024-08-22T06:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-08-22T06:09:48.197Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-108.47536°
Altitude
147.308 km
Speed
7.818 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 00m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
147.949 km
Perigee altitude
133.334 km
Semi-major axis
6,518.779 km
Eccentricity
0.00112
Inclination
97.3437°
RAAN
315.0227°
Arg. of periapsis
268.5287°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
91.4733°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
4.12376 °/min
Orbital period
87.3 mins
BSTAR
0.00030795
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FLOCK 4X 42 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-01 13:41:36.145Z10.688° NNE2025-07-01 13:42:36.145Z83.082° E43.001°2025-07-01 13:45:36.145Z171.774° S
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