FLOCK 4Y 36, 55078 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 36, 55078 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: 4 months ago
TLE from 4 months ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 36
1 55078U 23001BX 25175.03237739 .16747292 25259-5 30883-3 0 9996
2 55078 97.3295 251.9159 0018682 259.9528 99.9667 16.45935578138336Epoch: 2025-06-24T00:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-24T00:46:37.406Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-32.17408°
Altitude
155.455 km
Speed
7.812 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 47m 39s
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
02:06:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
159.047 km
Perigee altitude
134.667 km
Semi-major axis
6,524.994 km
Eccentricity
0.00187
Inclination
97.3295°
RAAN
251.9159°
Arg. of periapsis
259.9528°
True anomaly
100.17746°
Mean anomaly
99.9667°
Eccentric anomaly
100.07209°
Mean motion
4.11787 °/min
Orbital period
87.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00030883
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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 36 Visibility
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