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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

Country

Related business

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 (8 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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  25260.18332942  .00023392  00000-0  81502-3 0  9996
2 62638  97.4166 340.4132 0002636 173.3253 186.8023 15.29655902 37369

Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:23:59.661Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-81.94832°

Altitude

481.738 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 41m 39s

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

12:20:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

475.6 km

Perigee altitude

471.987 km

Semi-major axis

6,851.931 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.4166°

RAAN

340.4132°

Arg. of periapsis

173.3253°

True anomaly

186.79872°

Mean anomaly

186.8023°

Eccentric anomaly

186.80051°

Mean motion

3.82669 °/min

Orbital period

94.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00081502

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

NUSAT-45 (UZMASAT-1), 62640

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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.
6 mins	2025-09-18 05:38:56.132Z	178.885° S	2025-09-18 05:41:56.132Z	295.099° NW	40.849°	2025-09-18 05:44:56.132Z	341.576° N
5 mins	2025-09-18 18:38:56.132Z	351.028° N	2025-09-18 18:40:56.132Z	290.157° WNW	36.032°	2025-09-18 18:43:56.132Z	213.594° SW

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FLOCK 4G 16, 62638

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:23:59.661Z)

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FLOCK 4G 16 Visibility forecast

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