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FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) 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). 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 4Y 16 details

Identifier	55040, 2023-001AH
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	5 hours ago
Origin	Planet (US)
Manufacturer	Planet
Mission	Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass	5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2023-01-03 (2 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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 5 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4Y 16
1 55040U 23001AH  25036.14751363  .00057153  00000-0  10661-2 0  9993
2 55040  97.3921 106.4468 0007743  51.6351 308.5594 15.48582852116570

Epoch: 2025-02-05T03:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T03:32:25.177Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-82.20072°
Altitude	420.721 km
Speed	7.661 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 05m 47s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	39.60852°
Longitude	104.15206°
Altitude	426.453 km
Speed	7.659 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 07m 03s
Apparent Declination	1° 31' 42"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:50:15
Azimuth	36.04° NE
Elevation	-42.312°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	423.06 km
Perigee altitude	412.536 km
Semi-major axis	6,795.935 km
Eccentricity	0.0007743
Inclination	97.3921°
RAAN	106.4468°
Arg. of periapsis	51.6351°
True anomaly	308.48998°
Mean anomaly	308.5594°
Eccentric anomaly	308.52469°
Mean motion	3.87409 °/min
BSTAR	0.0010661
Orbital period	92.93 mins