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FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) 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

55042, 2023-001AK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 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 + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Y 33
1 55042U 23001AK  25216.62345922  .00158602  00000-0  15182-2 0  9992
2 55042  97.3677 291.4998 0002479 157.7085 202.4284 15.66175684144587

Epoch: 2025-08-04T14:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T14:57:46.876Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

113.62622°

Altitude

374.56 km

Speed

7.684 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 25m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.71405°

Longitude

-73.10406°

Altitude

386.296 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 40m 46s

Apparent Declination

-50° 08' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:15:51

Azimuth

123.763° SE

Elevation

-61.139°

Doppler factor

1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

368.435 km

Perigee altitude

365.09 km

Semi-major axis

6,744.9 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.3677°

RAAN

291.4998°

Arg. of periapsis

157.7085°

True anomaly

202.41756°

Mean anomaly

202.4284°

Eccentric anomaly

202.42298°

Mean motion

3.91814 °/min

Orbital period

91.88 mins

BSTAR

0.0015182

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

OBJECT A, 55009

FLOCK 4Y 28, 55033 (Decayed)

LYNK TOWER 4, 55034

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 1, 55039 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1, 55041

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

NUSAT-34 (AMELIA EARHART, 55045

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

FLOCK 4Y 33 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-08-05 17:35:26.709Z	33.666° NE	2025-08-05 17:37:26.709Z	93.617° ESE	31.488°	2025-08-05 17:39:26.709Z	162.447° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on other resources

View FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 on Gunter's Space Page

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