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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
3 days 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)
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 3 days ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 11
1 55043U 23001AL  25118.64716741  .00041878  00000-0  71839-3 0  9995
2 55043  97.3769 188.6422 0008015 131.7729 228.4209 15.51038834129204
Epoch: 2025-04-28T15:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T15:31:55.264Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
98.80375°
Altitude
420.441 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 34m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-3.91042°
Longitude
-79.02153°
Altitude
414.161 km
Speed
7.664 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 12m 12s
Apparent Declination
-21° 25' 36"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:52:21
Azimuth
27.776° NE
Elevation
-69.629°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
416.056 km
Perigee altitude
405.174 km
Semi-major axis
6,788.752 km
Eccentricity
0.0008015
Inclination
97.3769°
RAAN
188.6422°
Arg. of periapsis
131.7729°
True anomaly
228.35224°
Mean anomaly
228.4209°
Eccentric anomaly
228.38657°
Mean motion
3.88024 °/min
BSTAR
0.00071839
Orbital period
92.78 mins
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FLOCK 4Y 11 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-01 16:52:05.719Z46.889° ENE2025-05-01 16:54:05.719Z91.489° ESE20.518°2025-05-01 16:56:05.719Z141.092° SSE
4 mins2025-05-02 04:50:05.719Z185.932° SSW2025-05-02 04:51:05.719Z226.794° WSW41.625°2025-05-02 04:54:05.719Z341.444° N
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