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FLOCK 4G 20, 62636

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 20, 62636 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

62636, 2025-009AD

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

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 (4 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 20
1 62636U 25009AD  25128.69565546  .00009421  00000-0  43814-3 0  9992
2 62636  97.4245 209.4583 0001239 320.1082  40.0062 15.20173476 17284

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:41:44.631Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

92.25989°

Altitude

507.754 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 57m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

30.70668°

Longitude

88.43424°

Altitude

509.039 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 09m 55s

Apparent Declination

-13° 50' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:11:52

Azimuth

250.137° W

Elevation

1.903°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.136 km

Perigee altitude

501.431 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.42 km

Eccentricity

0.0001239

Inclination

97.4245°

RAAN

209.4583°

Arg. of periapsis

320.1082°

True anomaly

40.01533°

Mean anomaly

40.0062°

Eccentric anomaly

40.01076°

Mean motion

3.80295 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043814

Orbital period

94.66 mins

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FLOCK 4G 20 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	2025-05-09 18:31:55.909Z	357.787° N	2025-05-09 18:34:55.909Z	279.623° WNW	37.219°	2025-05-09 18:37:55.909Z	212.144° SW
5 mins	2025-05-10 05:10:55.909Z	142.675° SSE	2025-05-10 05:12:55.909Z	46.416° ENE	39.144°	2025-05-10 05:15:55.909Z	356.983° N

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