Key statistics
Satellite UPPER FREE FLYER at a glance.
Uptime
2470
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for UPPER FREE FLYER.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: UPPER FREE FLYER
International designator: 2018-099F
Object number (NORAD): 43763
Object ID (CCSDS): 43763
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.449 minutes
Inclination: 97.4809 deg
SMA: 6918.446 km
Apoapsis: 549.61 km
Periapsis: 531.012 km
RAAN: 301.3186 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00134413
Argument of periapsis: 193.4669 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.6203 deg
Mean motion: 15.0865503 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006038 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038864465 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 6:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 UPPER FREE FLYER
TLE line 1: 1 43763U 18099F 25249.77981328 .00006038 00000-0 38864-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43763 97.4809 301.3186 0013441 193.4669 166.6203 15.08655030369774
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite UPPER FREE FLYER.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated rideshare launching payloads into sun-synchronous orbit. Payloads include ORS-6, EU:CROPIS, STPSat-5, BlackSky Global-1 to -4, HawkEye Pathfinder 1-3, Iceye, NEXTSat-1, 2 SkySats, Centauri II, and a Flock of Doves.
UPPER FREE FLYER was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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