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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 LEO 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

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Decayed Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (2 years 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  26250.83760605  .05967193  24646-5  14990-2 0  9993
2 62638  97.3651 346.8473 0014945 274.9244  85.0343 16.28710570 92559

Epoch: 2026-09-07T20:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-07T20:06:09.162Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

58.39649°

Altitude

198.409 km

Speed

7.788 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 07m 23s

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

01:54:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

202.648 km

Perigee altitude

183.008 km

Semi-major axis

6,570.965 km

Eccentricity

0.00149

Inclination

97.3651°

RAAN

346.8473°

Arg. of periapsis

274.9244°

True anomaly

85.20494°

Mean anomaly

85.0343°

Eccentric anomaly

85.11962°

Mean motion

4.07474 °/min

Orbital period

88.35 mins

BSTAR

0.001499

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

NUSAT-45 (UZMASAT-1), 62640

INNOCUBE (TUBSAT-31), 62616

FLOCK 4G 13, 62621

FLOCK 4G 34, 62650

FLOCK 4G 35, 62683

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697

FLOCK 4G 26, 62633

OBJECT DM, 63002 (Decayed)

OBJECT M, 62620

OBJECT G, 62615

BALKAN-1, 62611

FOSSASAT2E18 (TAT-A), 62686

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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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