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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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TLE from 2 days ago

0 LDPE-3A
1 55264U 23008B   26171.36780369  .00000074  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 55264   2.3572  81.6285 0001203  57.3943 140.0346  0.99145584 11847

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49:38.238Z)

Latitude

-0.72713°

Longitude

-121.92506°

Altitude

36,108.82 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 36m 16s

True Declination

0° 43' 35"

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

21:38:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,111.466 km

Perigee altitude

36,101.244 km

Semi-major axis

42,484.492 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

2.3572°

RAAN

81.6285°

Arg. of periapsis

57.3943°

True anomaly

140.04345°

Mean anomaly

140.0346°

Eccentric anomaly

140.03903°

Mean motion

0.24785 °/min

Orbital period

1,452.46 mins

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

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LDPE-3A DEB, 55267

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 55265

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LDPE-3A Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-06-22 10:36:38.652Z	215.401° SW	2026-06-23 01:40:38.652Z	220.981° SW	31.618°	2026-06-23 10:36:38.652Z	220.254° SW

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LDPE-3A, 55264

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49:38.238Z)

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