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FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043 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

55043, 2023-001AL

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Y 11
1 55043U 23001AL  25242.93314409  .00201731  00000-0  21541-2 0  9990
2 55043  97.3644 316.8045 0003127   0.8485 359.2778 15.63261378148520

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:23:43.649Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

1.5123°

Altitude

379.281 km

Speed

7.683 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 07m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:12:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

377.262 km

Perigee altitude

373.038 km

Semi-major axis

6,753.287 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.3644°

RAAN

316.8045°

Arg. of periapsis

0.8485°

True anomaly

359.27735°

Mean anomaly

359.2778°

Eccentric anomaly

359.27757°

Mean motion

3.91084 °/min

Orbital period

92.05 mins

BSTAR

0.0021541

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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 33, 55042

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

NUSAT-34 (AMELIA EARHART, 55045

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

FLOCK 4Y 11 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 17:23:50.550Z	44.664° NE	2025-08-31 17:25:50.550Z	103.049° ESE	24.879°	2025-08-31 17:27:50.550Z	154.436° SSE
5 mins	2025-09-01 05:14:50.550Z	182.458° SSW	2025-09-01 05:16:50.550Z	232.172° WSW	38.382°	2025-09-01 05:19:50.550Z	338.658° N