FLOCK 4Y 17, 55031 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 17, 55031 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: 11 months ago
TLE from 11 months ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 17
1 55031U 23001Y 25186.92479404 .11577198 24973-5 11494-2 0 9991
2 55031 97.3374 263.2357 0015306 259.8420 100.1152 16.37827167140106Epoch: 2025-07-05T22:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T22:11:42.205Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
6.15399°
Altitude
176.615 km
Speed
7.799 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 32m 56s
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
17:56:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
178.417 km
Perigee altitude
158.376 km
Semi-major axis
6,546.534 km
Eccentricity
0.00153
Inclination
97.3374°
RAAN
263.2357°
Arg. of periapsis
259.842°
True anomaly
100.28781°
Mean anomaly
100.1152°
Eccentric anomaly
100.20151°
Mean motion
4.09757 °/min
Orbital period
87.86 mins
BSTAR
0.0011494
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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 17 Visibility
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