OBJECT A, 55009
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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 | 4 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 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 55009U 23001A 25036.18501074 .00015011 00000-0 55723-3 0 9990
2 55009 97.3904 96.9783 0009095 94.3764 265.8514 15.27632522115981Epoch: 2025-02-05T04:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T04:26:24.927Z)
| Latitude | -0.00012° |
| Longitude | -105.20513° |
| Altitude | 486.45 km |
| Speed | 7.622 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 27m 54s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -72.40852° |
| Longitude | 50.96329° |
| Altitude | 515.484 km |
| Speed | 7.601 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 13m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -63° 03' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:44:02 |
| Azimuth | 157.139° SSE |
| Elevation | -63.183° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 486.084 km |
| Perigee altitude | 473.609 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,857.984 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009095 |
| Inclination | 97.3904° |
| RAAN | 96.9783° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 94.3764° |
| True anomaly | 265.74746° |
| Mean anomaly | 265.8514° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 265.79943° |
| Mean motion | 3.82163 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00055723 |
| Orbital period | 94.2 mins |
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OBJECT A 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 16:01:30.244Z | 53.251° ENE | 2025-02-05 16:03:30.244Z | 93.559° ESE | 18.965° | 2025-02-05 16:05:30.244Z | 135.044° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 17:35:30.244Z | 321.813° NNW | 2025-02-05 17:36:30.244Z | 299.59° NW | 19.818° | 2025-02-05 17:39:30.244Z | 240.028° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-06 04:09:30.244Z | 182.058° SSW | 2025-02-06 04:11:30.244Z | 239.91° WSW | 41.477° | 2025-02-06 04:14:30.244Z | 339.458° N |
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