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LDPE-3A, 55264

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LDPE-3A, 55264 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 15 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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

55264, 2023-008B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

LDPE, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-15 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON HEAVY

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

3.054 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 LDPE-3A
1 55264U 23008B   26105.54065169 -.00000323  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 55264   2.1831  82.4076 0000211  32.7554  59.7958  0.99987852 11198

Epoch: 2026-04-15T12:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T12:58:32.306Z)

Latitude

2.16412°

Longitude

136.61885°

Altitude

35,865.174 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 49s

True Declination

2° 09' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:43:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,868.338 km

Perigee altitude

35,866.555 km

Semi-major axis

42,245.583 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

2.1831°

RAAN

82.4076°

Arg. of periapsis

32.7554°

True anomaly

59.79789°

Mean anomaly

59.7958°

Eccentric anomaly

59.79684°

Mean motion

0.24996 °/min

Orbital period

1,440.23 mins

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2023 (2023-01-15 UTC)

USA 342, 55263

FALCON HEAVY DEB, 55266

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 55265

LDPE-3A DEB, 55267

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LDPE-3A, 55264

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T12:58:32.306Z)

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