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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Scanway Space (TBD)

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 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A   25198.93851356  .00008073  00000-0  26201-3 0  9992
2 55009  97.3674 258.6429 0005937 226.2617 133.8134 15.32204625140876

Epoch: 2025-07-17T22:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T22:31:27.571Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-15.21912°

Altitude

475.16 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 14m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

-78.33725°

Longitude

23.68852°

Altitude

494.703 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 31m 10s

Apparent Declination

-71° 54' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:19:34

Azimuth

181.697° SSW

Elevation

-57.972°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

470.248 km

Perigee altitude

462.121 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.321 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

97.3674°

RAAN

258.6429°

Arg. of periapsis

226.2617°

True anomaly

133.86247°

Mean anomaly

133.8134°

Eccentric anomaly

133.83794°

Mean motion

3.83308 °/min

Orbital period

93.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00026201

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LYNK TOWER 4, 55034

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 1, 55039 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1, 55041

FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

NUSAT-34 (AMELIA EARHART, 55045

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 16:20:34.117Z	44.209° NE	2025-07-18 16:22:34.117Z	92.579° ESE	26.227°	2025-07-18 16:25:34.117Z	158.21° S
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:26:34.117Z	199.39° SSW	2025-07-19 04:28:34.117Z	261.052° W	33.803°	2025-07-19 04:31:34.117Z	331.731° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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