FLYING LAPTOP, 42831
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLYING LAPTOP, 42831 is a payload satellite owned by IRS Stuttgart (DE) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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FLYING LAPTOP details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | IRS Stuttgart |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Technology |
| Bus & Motor | FLP, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 120 kg wet, 120 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 2.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.788 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 FLYING LAPTOP
1 42831U 17042G 24361.13831307 .00005966 00000-0 51935-3 0 9996
2 42831 97.3883 171.3198 0012718 146.9918 213.2101 14.97212765405839Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:19:10.249Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 26.40509° |
| Altitude | 585.977 km |
| Speed | 7.563 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 25m 16s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 58.095° |
| Longitude | -141.30264° |
| Altitude | 577.279 km |
| Speed | 7.582 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 40m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | 12° 00' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:14:09 |
| Azimuth | 351.997° N |
| Elevation | -37.727° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 581.348 km |
| Perigee altitude | 563.669 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,950.646 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012718 |
| Inclination | 97.3883° |
| RAAN | 171.3198° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 146.9918° |
| True anomaly | 213.13038° |
| Mean anomaly | 213.2101° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 213.17023° |
| Mean motion | 3.74546 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00051935 |
| Orbital period | 96.12 mins |
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FLYING LAPTOP Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 00:44:44.156Z | 356.753° N | 2024-12-27 00:47:44.156Z | 261.222° W | 38.197° | 2024-12-27 00:50:44.156Z | 209.839° SW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 11:31:44.156Z | 161.115° S | 2024-12-27 11:34:44.156Z | 82.776° E | 44.34° | 2024-12-27 11:38:44.156Z | 351.148° N |
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