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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

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 20
1 62636U 25009AD  25241.19825213  .00010213  00000-0  45483-3 0  9998
2 62636  97.4195 320.3212 0001258 250.3128 109.7973 15.21639546 34386

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:45:28.984Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

-88.69992°

Altitude

504.28 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 21m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:58:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

498.724 km

Perigee altitude

496.994 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.996 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.4195°

RAAN

320.3212°

Arg. of periapsis

250.3128°

True anomaly

109.81086°

Mean anomaly

109.7973°

Eccentric anomaly

109.80408°

Mean motion

3.80662 °/min

Orbital period

94.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00045483

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-30 04:34:40.760Z	116.12° SE	2025-08-30 04:37:40.760Z	57.629° ENE	19.088°	2025-08-30 04:39:40.760Z	22.971° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 06:09:40.760Z	237.136° WSW	2025-08-30 06:10:40.760Z	260.889° W	21.088°	2025-08-30 06:13:40.760Z	317.458° NNW
4 mins	2025-08-30 17:38:40.760Z	51.15° ENE	2025-08-30 17:40:40.760Z	103.563° ESE	25.83°	2025-08-30 17:42:40.760Z	148.65° SSE