FLOCK 4Y 8, 55071 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 8, 55071 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 8
1 55071U 23001BQ 25123.24858093 .11228224 24812-5 16873-2 0 9997
2 55071 97.3416 198.8694 0013758 262.1080 97.8655 16.34077416130304Epoch: 2025-05-03T05:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-03T05:57:57.392Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-112.01329°
Altitude
186.098 km
Speed
7.794 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 15m 28s
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
17:52:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
187.438 km
Perigee altitude
169.397 km
Semi-major axis
6,556.555 km
Eccentricity
0.00138
Inclination
97.3416°
RAAN
198.8694°
Arg. of periapsis
262.108°
True anomaly
98.02163°
Mean anomaly
97.8655°
Eccentric anomaly
97.94357°
Mean motion
4.08818 °/min
Orbital period
88.06 mins
BSTAR
0.0016873
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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 8 Visibility
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