FLOCK 4Y 23, 55080 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 23, 55080 was 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
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: 5 months ago
TLE from 5 months ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 23
1 55080U 23001BZ 25170.70899041 .03070749 23884-5 20412-2 0 9998
2 55080 97.3474 247.0508 0014513 261.3909 98.5734 16.16761057137629Epoch: 2025-06-19T17:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T17:00:56.771Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
83.64147°
Altitude
233.026 km
Speed
7.766 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 28m 12s
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
09:17:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
234.78 km
Perigee altitude
215.613 km
Semi-major axis
6,603.333 km
Eccentricity
0.00145
Inclination
97.3474°
RAAN
247.0508°
Arg. of periapsis
261.3909°
True anomaly
98.7378°
Mean anomaly
98.5734°
Eccentric anomaly
98.65561°
Mean motion
4.04481 °/min
Orbital period
89 mins
BSTAR
0.0020412
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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 23 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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