OBJECT A, 55009
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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
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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A 26296.21554951 .00017225 00000-0 35593-3 0 9997
2 55009 97.3031 1.3766 0005340 26.6253 333.5270 15.45878801211984Epoch: 2026-10-23T05:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-23T05:10:23.477Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-107.86051°
Altitude
428.671 km
Speed
7.656 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 05m 30s
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
13:18:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
429.357 km
Perigee altitude
422.091 km
Semi-major axis
6,803.861 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
97.3031°
RAAN
1.3766°
Arg. of periapsis
26.6253°
True anomaly
333.49971°
Mean anomaly
333.527°
Eccentric anomaly
333.51335°
Mean motion
3.86732 °/min
Orbital period
93.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00035593
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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 | 2026-10-23 18:09:53.606Z | 326.332° NNW | 2026-10-23 18:11:53.606Z | 281.749° WNW | 18.326° | 2026-10-23 18:13:53.606Z | 244.268° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-24 04:36:53.606Z | 173.362° S | 2026-10-24 04:38:53.606Z | 260.94° W | 78.55° | 2026-10-24 04:41:53.606Z | 345.305° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-24 17:28:53.606Z | 0.9° NNE | 2026-10-24 17:29:53.606Z | 336.409° NNW | 61.453° | 2026-10-24 17:32:53.606Z | 200.309° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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