FLOCK 4Y 6, 55066 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 6, 55066 was a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 months ago
TLE from 4 months ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 6
1 55066U 23001BK 25176.14290848 .13315526 25235-5 57252-3 0 9997
2 55066 97.3547 253.1951 0016877 257.3670 102.5744 16.41661045138474Epoch: 2025-06-25T03:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T03:25:47.292Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-71.78067°
Altitude
167.064 km
Speed
7.804 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 52m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:28:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
169.222 km
Perigee altitude
147.16 km
Semi-major axis
6,536.328 km
Eccentricity
0.00169
Inclination
97.3547°
RAAN
253.1951°
Arg. of periapsis
257.367°
True anomaly
102.76307°
Mean anomaly
102.5744°
Eccentric anomaly
102.66874°
Mean motion
4.10717 °/min
Orbital period
87.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00057252
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4Y 6 Visibility
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