FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in LEO 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Planet |
| Mission | Operational 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.108 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4Y 16
1 55040U 23001AH 24291.61147756 .00042630 00000-0 11798-2 0 9998
2 55040 97.4139 354.1875 0009087 92.9929 267.2355 15.36832525 99532Epoch: 2024-10-17T14:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T14:40:31.661Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 107.46251° |
| Altitude | 458.901 km |
| Speed | 7.637 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 36m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 70.16284° |
| Longitude | 87.11155° |
| Altitude | 461.59 km |
| Speed | 7.646 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 14m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | 32° 01' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:25:11 |
| Azimuth | 336.419° NNW |
| Elevation | -13.743° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 458.633 km |
| Perigee | 446.22 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,830.564 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009087 |
| Inclination | 97.4139° |
| RAAN | 354.1875° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 92.9929° |
| True anomaly | 267.1315° |
| Mean anomaly | 267.2355° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 267.1835° |
| Mean motion | 3.84466 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011798 |
| Period | 93.64 mins |
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FLOCK 4Y 16 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-18 17:48:40.279Z | 331.543° NNW | 2024-10-18 17:50:40.279Z | 273.551° WNW | 24.567° | 2024-10-18 17:52:40.279Z | 232.316° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-19 04:19:40.279Z | 157.657° S | 2024-10-19 04:21:40.279Z | 12.801° NNE | 41.105° | 2024-10-19 04:23:40.279Z | 352.574° N |