Latitude
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FLOCK
NORAD 42997 · COSPAR 2017-068L · INACTIVE TLE
Orbit: #29172 @ 346 x 367 km x 97.4657 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-01-29 20:54 UTC · 32702.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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// celestrak
FLOCK 3M-4
1 42997U 17068L 23029.87089218 .00419894 00000+0 32028-2 0 9993
2 42997 97.4657 153.3720 0015167 309.8225 50.1702 15.70855396291726
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42997U 17068L 23029.87089218 .00419894 00000+0 32028-2 0 9993
2 42997 97.4657 153.3720 0015167 309.8225 50.1702 15.70855396291726
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 31st 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Planet Labs, Inc.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Minotaur-C
Contractor
Planet Labs, Inc.
Launch mass
4 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4657°
Period
91.67 min
Perigee
346 km
Apogee
367 km
Eccentricity
0.0015167
RAAN
153.372°
Arg of Perigee
309.8225°
Mean Motion
15.70855396 rev/d