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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

US

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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  26142.04782118  .00073360  00000-0  94377-3 0  9999
2 62638  97.3852 231.1140 0001273 177.9176 182.2086 15.58828120 75429

Epoch: 2026-05-22T01:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-22T01:08:51.749Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-25.78589°

Altitude

395.052 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 24m 27s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

22:46:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

388.822 km

Perigee altitude

387.1 km

Semi-major axis

6,766.098 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.3852°

RAAN

231.114°

Arg. of periapsis

177.9176°

True anomaly

182.20804°

Mean anomaly

182.2086°

Eccentric anomaly

182.20832°

Mean motion

3.89974 °/min

Orbital period

92.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00094377

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

PELICAN-2 3009, 62631

FLOCK 4G 36, 62675

FLOCK 4G 15, 62678

IMPULSE-2 MIRA, 62673

FLOCK 4G 17, 62681

LEMUR 2 STAR-FOX, 62696

LEMUR 2 ARIANNA, 62699

FLOCK 4G 20, 62636

OBJECT BA, 62657

OBJECT BT, 62674

OBJECT CL, 62691

OBJECT AY, 62655

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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	2026-05-22 18:39:21.767Z	22.239° NNE	2026-05-22 18:41:21.767Z	75.871° E	40.445°	2026-05-22 18:44:21.767Z	181.944° SSW

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Check out FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on other resources

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Gunter's Space Page

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