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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

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (2 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.108 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Y 11
1 55043U 23001AL  25181.78068154  .00026688  00000-0  39607-3 0  9997
2 55043  97.3721 253.5521 0005284 237.8990 122.1752 15.55177957139003

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:44:10.885Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

53.42117°

Altitude

406.684 km

Speed

7.666 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 54m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.64846°

Longitude

44.35767°

Altitude

413.939 km

Speed

7.666 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 07m 11s

Apparent Declination

8° 55' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:47:37

Azimuth

13.137° NNE

Elevation

-40.27°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

402.134 km

Perigee altitude

394.972 km

Semi-major axis

6,776.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.3721°

RAAN

253.5521°

Arg. of periapsis

237.899°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

122.1752°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8906 °/min

Orbital period

92.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00039607

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-02 04:50:54.697Z	165.931° S	2025-07-02 04:52:54.697Z	68.086° E	44.964°	2025-07-02 04:55:54.697Z	348.801° N
4 mins	2025-07-02 17:37:54.697Z	17.192° NNE	2025-07-02 17:39:54.697Z	147.877° SSE	43.743°	2025-07-02 17:41:54.697Z	187.406° SSW

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