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CONNECTA T1.2, 55012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 is a payload satellite owned by Plan-S (TR) 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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

55012, 2023-001D

Orbit

SSO

Country

TR / TURK

Related business

Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies Inc. (TR)

Manufacturer

Plan-S

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 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

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CONNECTA T1.2
1 55012U 23001D   26166.94479539  .00034048  00000-0  59352-3 0  9996
2 55012  97.3274 237.6131 0006643 106.5105 253.6877 15.50637527192356

Epoch: 2026-06-15T22:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T22:40:30.321Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-6.73714°

Altitude

419.268 km

Speed

7.659 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 50m 27s

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

17:58:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.296 km

Perigee altitude

407.275 km

Semi-major axis

6,789.922 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

97.3274°

RAAN

237.6131°

Arg. of periapsis

106.5105°

True anomaly

253.61466°

Mean anomaly

253.6877°

Eccentric anomaly

253.65118°

Mean motion

3.87923 °/min

Orbital period

92.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00059352

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

SKYKRAFT-1B, 55058 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 17, 55031 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 23, 55080 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-158, 55100 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 DISCLAIMER, 55014 (Decayed)

OBJECT CA, 55081 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-161, 55096 (Decayed)

TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043 (Decayed)

KSF3-D, 55085 (Decayed)

SPHERE-1 EYE, 55072 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 (Decayed)

CONTINUUM-1, 55045

SHARJAHSAT-1, 55104

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CONNECTA T1.2 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	2026-06-16 17:48:53.893Z	0.605° NNE	2026-06-16 17:51:53.893Z	248.019° W	36.99°	2026-06-16 17:53:53.893Z	208.577° SW

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Check out CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on other resources

View CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on Heavens-Above

View CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on Keep Track

View CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on Celestrak

View CONNECTA T1.2, 55012 on Gunter's Space Page

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