FLOCK 3S 3, 43788
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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FLOCK 3S 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Planet |
| Mission | Non-operational Commercial Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 4.7 kg wet, 4.7 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FLOCK 3S 3
1 43788U 18099AG 25013.11817210 .00021461 00000-0 88530-3 0 9990
2 43788 97.5046 79.3783 0007487 307.5291 52.5265 15.24049778334588Epoch: 2025-01-13T02:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-13T02:50:10.069Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -76.00746° |
| Altitude | 493.605 km |
| Speed | 7.62 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 17m 30s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 38.99862° |
| Longitude | 110.69918° |
| Altitude | 504.099 km |
| Speed | 7.613 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 26m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | 17° 30' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:11:20 |
| Azimuth | 262.211° W |
| Elevation | 36.766° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 495.748 km |
| Perigee altitude | 485.462 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,868.742 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007487 |
| Inclination | 97.5046° |
| RAAN | 79.3783° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 307.5291° |
| True anomaly | 52.59463° |
| Mean anomaly | 52.5265° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 52.56056° |
| Mean motion | 3.81265 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0008853 |
| Orbital period | 94.42 mins |
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FLOCK 3S 3 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 | 2025-01-14 04:11:00.579Z | 157.055° SSE | 2025-01-14 04:14:00.579Z | 24.605° NE | 40.753° | 2025-01-14 04:17:00.579Z | 352.967° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-14 17:14:00.579Z | 6.997° NNE | 2025-01-14 17:16:00.579Z | 241.466° WSW | 44.217° | 2025-01-14 17:19:00.579Z | 197.096° SSW |
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