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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

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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  25128.70276796  .00021927  00000-0  90277-3 0  9992
2 62638  97.4235 209.7456 0000568 264.6450  95.4722 15.24132911 17305

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:51:59.151Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

89.97968°

Altitude

496.523 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 58m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-51.00766°

Longitude

99.76576°

Altitude

512.893 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 12m 52s

Apparent Declination

-85° 49' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:58:13

Azimuth

183.181° SSW

Elevation

-43.349°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.742 km

Perigee altitude

489.961 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.488 km

Eccentricity

0.0000568

Inclination

97.4235°

RAAN

209.7456°

Arg. of periapsis

264.645°

True anomaly

95.47868°

Mean anomaly

95.4722°

Eccentric anomaly

95.47544°

Mean motion

3.81286 °/min

BSTAR

0.00090277

Orbital period

94.42 mins

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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	2025-05-09 18:39:19.611Z	341.111° N	2025-05-09 18:41:19.611Z	268.961° W	32.879°	2025-05-09 18:44:19.611Z	215.377° SW
5 mins	2025-05-10 05:15:19.611Z	149.173° SSE	2025-05-10 05:17:19.611Z	47.2° ENE	41.256°	2025-05-10 05:20:19.611Z	355.094° N

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