FALCON HEAVY R/B, 55265

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 55265 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sun, 15 Jan 2023 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

55265, 2023-008C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

F9ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-15 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

49.816 m²

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 FALCON HEAVY R/B
1 55265U 23008C   25172.75237758 -.00000139  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 55265   1.9815  78.7047 0056116  66.1979 293.7375  1.03135452  4171

Epoch: 2025-06-21T18:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T18:03:25.422Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-102.99004°

Altitude

34,908.906 km

Speed

3.111 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 12m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.47354°

Longitude

-116.83386°

Altitude

34,962.417 km

Speed

3.107 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 28m 06s

Apparent Declination

-6° 49' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:50:00

Azimuth

148.433° SSE

Elevation

38.061°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,235.743 km

Perigee altitude

34,771.309 km

Semi-major axis

41,381.663 km

Eccentricity

0.00561

Inclination

1.9815°

RAAN

78.7047°

Arg. of periapsis

66.1979°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

293.7375°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25783 °/min

Orbital period

1,396.28 mins

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FALCON HEAVY R/B 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	2025-06-23 15:42:14.012Z	148.444° SSE	2025-06-23 20:18:14.012Z	143.919° SSE	32.184°	2025-06-24 15:42:14.012Z	135.753° SSE

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