FLOCK 4Y 18, 55023 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 18, 55023 was a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.108 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 18
1 55023U 23001Q 25263.96459087 .04700275 24072-5 20841-2 0 9999
2 55023 97.3338 342.6272 0012657 276.0158 83.9690 16.22145271152077Epoch: 2025-09-20T23:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-20T23:09:00.651Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-4.71544°
Altitude
216.097 km
Speed
7.777 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 50m 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
18:23:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
218.901 km
Perigee altitude
202.222 km
Semi-major axis
6,588.699 km
Eccentricity
0.00127
Inclination
97.3338°
RAAN
342.6272°
Arg. of periapsis
276.0158°
True anomaly
84.11326°
Mean anomaly
83.969°
Eccentric anomaly
84.04113°
Mean motion
4.0583 °/min
Orbital period
88.71 mins
BSTAR
0.0020841
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4Y 18 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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