OBJECT A, 55009
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
TBDRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A 26022.40987971 .00017312 00000-0 46251-3 0 9997
2 55009 97.3387 86.5860 0004856 283.0503 77.0200 15.38143643169780Epoch: 2026-01-22T09:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-22T09:50:13.606Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
177.26586°
Altitude
453.972 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 46m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:54:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
451.853 km
Perigee altitude
445.223 km
Semi-major axis
6,826.675 km
Eccentricity
0.00049
Inclination
97.3387°
RAAN
86.586°
Arg. of periapsis
283.0503°
True anomaly
77.07423°
Mean anomaly
77.02°
Eccentric anomaly
77.04711°
Mean motion
3.84795 °/min
Orbital period
93.56 mins
BSTAR
0.00046251
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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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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| 4 mins | 2026-01-23 04:42:56.603Z | 213.396° SW | 2026-01-23 04:44:56.603Z | 276.343° WNW | 27.504° | 2026-01-23 04:46:56.603Z | 321.327° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-23 17:37:56.603Z | 333.77° NNW | 2026-01-23 17:39:56.603Z | 279.353° WNW | 24.618° | 2026-01-23 17:41:56.603Z | 234.945° WSW |
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