OBJECT A, 55009
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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OBJECT A, 55009 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.
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OBJECT A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | German Orb Sys |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.080 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A 24303.95446169 .00027196 00000-0 11179-2 0 9997
2 55009 97.4072 359.7699 0009788 83.4628 276.7723 15.24100647101007Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:54:25.49Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -22.5952° |
| Altitude | 495.796 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 59m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -57.99418° |
| Longitude | 145.76866° |
| Altitude | 522.071 km |
| Speed | 7.597 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 43m 36s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 49' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:56 |
| Azimuth | 138.458° SSE |
| Elevation | -73.986° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 497.171 km |
| Perigee | 483.725 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,868.585 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009788 |
| Inclination | 97.4072° |
| RAAN | 359.7699° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 83.4628° |
| True anomaly | 276.6609° |
| Mean anomaly | 276.7723° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 276.7166° |
| Mean motion | 3.81278 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011179 |
| Period | 94.42 mins |
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OBJECT A 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 | 2024-10-30 16:48:09.839Z | 10.734° NNE | 2024-10-30 16:51:09.839Z | 212.637° SW | 44.401° | 2024-10-30 16:54:09.839Z | 194.51° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-31 03:25:09.839Z | 123.432° SE | 2024-10-31 03:27:09.839Z | 70.887° E | 27.723° | 2024-10-31 03:30:09.839Z | 9.838° NNE |