OBJECT A, 55009
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OBJECT A, 55009 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.
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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | German Orb Sys |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A 25077.82632831 .00024240 00000-0 85944-3 0 9994
2 55009 97.3805 138.2691 0006134 312.9177 47.1547 15.29063619122349Epoch: 2025-03-18T19:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-18T19:49:54.766Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 24.16768° |
| Altitude | 478.854 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 13m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -6.74137° |
| Longitude | -156.41149° |
| Altitude | 485.218 km |
| Speed | 7.621 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 34m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | -22° 56' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:42:53 |
| Azimuth | 323.637° NNW |
| Elevation | -69.868° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 479.767 km |
| Perigee altitude | 471.359 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,853.7 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006134 |
| Inclination | 97.3805° |
| RAAN | 138.2691° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 312.9177° |
| True anomaly | 47.20626° |
| Mean anomaly | 47.1547° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 47.18048° |
| Mean motion | 3.82521 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00085944 |
| Orbital period | 94.11 mins |
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OBJECT A 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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| 6 mins | 2025-03-19 03:48:42.288Z | 155.923° SSE | 2025-03-19 03:51:42.288Z | 78.446° E | 41.811° | 2025-03-19 03:54:42.288Z | 356.059° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-03-19 16:49:42.288Z | 12.681° NNE | 2025-03-19 16:51:42.288Z | 186.674° SSW | 44.537° | 2025-03-19 16:54:42.288Z | 192.518° SSW |
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