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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
12 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)
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 12 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 11
1 55043U 23001AL  25115.16297273  .00046921  00000-0  81363-3 0  9990
2 55043  97.3778 185.0710 0008099 142.2869 217.8952 15.50708360128662
Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:54:40.843Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-87.02318°
Altitude
422.133 km
Speed
7.656 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 20m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-17.42309°
Longitude
-84.18158°
Altitude
426.59 km
Speed
7.652 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 04m 38s
Apparent Declination
-28° 22' 16"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:28:46
Azimuth
324.636° NNW
Elevation
-76.293°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
417.079 km
Perigee altitude
406.081 km
Semi-major axis
6,789.717 km
Eccentricity
0.0008099
Inclination
97.3778°
RAAN
185.071°
Arg. of periapsis
142.2869°
True anomaly
217.83824°
Mean anomaly
217.8952°
Eccentric anomaly
217.86672°
Mean motion
3.87941 °/min
BSTAR
0.00081363
Orbital period
92.8 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 mins2025-04-25 16:52:31.701Z51.132° ENE2025-04-25 16:54:31.701Z101.868° ESE21.136°2025-04-25 16:56:31.701Z146.849° SSE
4 mins2025-04-26 04:50:31.701Z190.302° SSW2025-04-26 04:51:31.701Z241.236° WSW41.462°2025-04-26 04:54:31.701Z340.711° N
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