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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A   26287.28188182  .00015681  00000-0  32745-3 0  9993
2 55009  97.3031 352.3853 0006107  54.6663 305.5156 15.45587244210606

Epoch: 2026-10-14T06:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-14T06:45:54.589Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-131.92599°

Altitude

430.367 km

Speed

7.655 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 29m 32s

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

14:40:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

430.736 km

Perigee altitude

422.425 km

Semi-major axis

6,804.717 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.3031°

RAAN

352.3853°

Arg. of periapsis

54.6663°

True anomaly

305.45861°

Mean anomaly

305.5156°

Eccentric anomaly

305.48711°

Mean motion

3.86659 °/min

Orbital period

93.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00032745

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FLOCK 4Y 31, 55075 (Decayed)

ORBITERSN1, 55059 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-163, 55089 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-158, 55100 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-156, 55099 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-161, 55096 (Decayed)

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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	2026-10-15 04:38:16.170Z	174.584° S	2026-10-15 04:41:16.170Z	236.703° WSW	67.936°	2026-10-15 04:44:16.170Z	342.471° N
4 mins	2026-10-15 17:31:16.170Z	358.081° N	2026-10-15 17:33:16.170Z	249.91° W	58.636°	2026-10-15 17:35:16.170Z	205.542° SW

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OBJECT A, 55009

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-14T06:45:54.589Z)

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