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FLOCK 4G 16, 62638

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 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

62638, 2025-009AF

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (6 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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  25195.21857561  .00014653  00000-0  56261-3 0  9990
2 62638  97.4222 275.7424 0003135  85.8986 274.2610 15.26555548 27445

Epoch: 2025-07-14T05:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T05:14:44.932Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

-95.2754°

Altitude

489.058 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 22m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.97238°

Longitude

88.86296°

Altitude

488.547 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 19m 15s

Apparent Declination

-13° 08' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:10:44

Azimuth

267.875° W

Elevation

-18.196°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.227 km

Perigee altitude

480.925 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.213 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.4222°

RAAN

275.7424°

Arg. of periapsis

85.8986°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

274.261°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81893 °/min

Orbital period

94.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00056261

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FLOCK 4G 16 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	2025-07-15 04:59:11.670Z	132.51° SE	2025-07-15 05:01:11.670Z	85.217° E	30.212°	2025-07-15 05:04:11.670Z	9.632° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-15 18:00:11.670Z	29.541° NE	2025-07-15 18:02:11.670Z	83.418° E	37.521°	2025-07-15 18:05:11.670Z	173.805° S

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