FLOCK 4X 16, 51020
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4X 16, 51020 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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 4X 16 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Planet |
Mission status | Operational |
Mission | Commercial Imaging |
Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
Mass | 5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4X 16
1 51020U 22002AN 24251.25608655 .00109397 00000-0 13865-2 0 9999
2 51020 97.3784 329.5345 0002332 29.4469 330.6918 15.59092982147768
Epoch: 2024-09-07T06:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T06:08:45.877Z)
Latitude | -0.00008° |
Longitude | -109.47353° |
Altitude | 392.048 km |
Speed | 7.676 km/s |
True Right ascension | 21h 58m 08s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | -82.4252° |
Longitude | -4.10654° |
Altitude | 418.84 km |
Speed | 7.658 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 07h 07m 01s |
Apparent Declination | -62° 24' 03" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 19:29:15 |
Azimuth | 173.334° S |
Elevation | -67.266° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 388.771 km |
Perigee | 385.616 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,765.331 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0002332 |
Inclination | 97.3784° |
RAAN | 329.5345° |
Arg. of periapsis | 29.4469° |
True anomaly | 330.67872° |
Mean anomaly | 330.6918° |
Eccentric anomaly | 330.68526° |
Mean motion | 3.9004 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0013865 |
Period | 92.3 mins |
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FLOCK 4X 16 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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