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FLOCK 4G 28, 62634

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 28, 62634 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 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

62634, 2025-009AB

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (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)

2025-01-14 (7 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 28
1 62634U 25009AB  25241.18996658  .00048220  00000-0  19833-2 0  9995
2 62634  97.4277 320.7438 0004436 236.6363 123.4450 15.23980928 34397

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:33:33.112Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-85.28634°

Altitude

498.624 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 22m 58s

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

16:56:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.856 km

Perigee altitude

487.762 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.946 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.4277°

RAAN

320.7438°

Arg. of periapsis

236.6363°

True anomaly

123.4874°

Mean anomaly

123.445°

Eccentric anomaly

123.4662°

Mean motion

3.81248 °/min

Orbital period

94.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0019833

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FLOCK 4G 28 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.
5 mins	2025-08-30 05:54:50.398Z	210.463° SW	2025-08-30 05:56:50.398Z	271.29° WNW	29.885°	2025-08-30 05:59:50.398Z	329.083° NNW
4 mins	2025-08-30 18:56:50.398Z	333.098° NNW	2025-08-30 18:58:50.398Z	286.554° WNW	23.194°	2025-08-30 19:00:50.398Z	242.579° WSW