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

55009, 2023-001A

Orbit

SSO

Country

TBD

Related business

Scanway Space (PL)

Manufacturer

German Orb Sys

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A   26235.91864212  .00013281  00000-0  29034-3 0  9992
2 55009  97.3118 300.7162 0004418 210.0611 150.0384 15.44281608202674

Epoch: 2026-08-23T22:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T22:02:50.679Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-2.20276°

Altitude

439.224 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 02m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:19:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

433.427 km

Perigee altitude

427.411 km

Semi-major axis

6,808.556 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.3118°

RAAN

300.7162°

Arg. of periapsis

210.0611°

True anomaly

150.06367°

Mean anomaly

150.0384°

Eccentric anomaly

150.05104°

Mean motion

3.86332 °/min

Orbital period

93.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00029034

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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.
6 mins	2026-08-24 17:15:36.631Z	12.094° NNE	2026-08-24 17:18:36.631Z	21.853° NNE	44.749°	2026-08-24 17:21:36.631Z	192.277° SSW

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OBJECT A, 55009

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T22:02:50.679Z)

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