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FLOCK 4J 8, 101106

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4J 8, 101106 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 01 Oct 2026 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

101106, 2026-227CU

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-10-01 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX+2 PAN, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4J 8
1 A1106U 26227CU  26302.90120442  .00002920  00000-0  14730-3 0  9993
2 A1106  97.4408  11.9296 0004882  67.3867 292.7883 15.17905242  4277

Epoch: 2026-10-29T21:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-29T21:37:44.061Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

9.26703°

Altitude

513.957 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 47m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:40:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.505 km

Perigee altitude

505.78 km

Semi-major axis

6,887.28 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

97.4408°

RAAN

11.9296°

Arg. of periapsis

67.3867°

True anomaly

292.73671°

Mean anomaly

292.7883°

Eccentric anomaly

292.76251°

Mean motion

3.79727 °/min

Orbital period

94.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0001473

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FLOCK 4J 8 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.
6 mins	2026-10-30 17:11:21.759Z	35.025° NE	2026-10-30 17:14:21.759Z	117.666° SE	37.378°	2026-10-30 17:17:21.759Z	168.458° S
5 mins	2026-10-31 05:24:21.759Z	212.207° SW	2026-10-31 05:26:21.759Z	257.217° W	29.075°	2026-10-31 05:29:21.759Z	321.194° NNW

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FLOCK 4J 8, 101106

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-29T21:37:44.061Z)

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