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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ESPASTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-15 (2 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, 3.6 m

Radar Cross Section

3.054 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 LDPE-3A
1 55264U 23008B   25173.83260109 -.00000265  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 55264   1.2960  85.7284 0001107  73.7653 154.6199  0.99957833  8215

Epoch: 2025-06-22T19:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T19:58:56.734Z)

Latitude

-0.98636°

Longitude

103.12774°

Altitude

35,878.678 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 56m 27s

True Declination

0° 59' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.90402°

Longitude

-82.32949°

Altitude

35,870.273 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 23m 26s

Apparent Declination

-4° 10' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:43:53

Azimuth

321.34° NNW

Elevation

-47.785°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,880.582 km

Perigee altitude

35,871.227 km

Semi-major axis

42,254.042 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

1.296°

RAAN

85.7284°

Arg. of periapsis

73.7653°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

154.6199°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24989 °/min

Orbital period

1,440.66 mins

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

USA 342, 55263

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 55265

FALCON HEAVY DEB, 55266

LDPE-3A DEB, 55267

LDPE-3A Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

LDPE-3A is likely not visible in the next few days

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