FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 is 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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FLOCK 4Y 16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Planet |
| Mission | Operational 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 16
1 55040U 23001AH 24296.16867678 .00041099 00000-0 11236-2 0 9990
2 55040 97.4121 358.7817 0009126 78.6743 281.5526 15.37221411100234Epoch: 2024-10-22T04:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T04:02:53.673Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -93.02679° |
| Altitude | 456.2 km |
| Speed | 7.64 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 55m 07s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 45.03963° |
| Longitude | 95.03216° |
| Altitude | 457.783 km |
| Speed | 7.644 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 59m 29s |
| Apparent Declination | 23° 37' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:44 |
| Azimuth | 295.652° NW |
| Elevation | 6.334° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 457.506 km |
| Perigee | 445.041 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,829.41 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009126 |
| Inclination | 97.4121° |
| RAAN | 358.7817° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 78.6743° |
| True anomaly | 281.45012° |
| Mean anomaly | 281.5526° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 281.50136° |
| Mean motion | 3.84564 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011236 |
| Period | 93.61 mins |
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FLOCK 4Y 16 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-23 03:38:27.927Z | 104.707° ESE | 2024-10-23 03:40:27.927Z | 58.234° ENE | 18.335° | 2024-10-23 03:42:27.927Z | 22.022° NNE |