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
Flag of TBDScanway 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
Visualization orbit readout
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
1
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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