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FLOCK 4G 29, 62642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 29, 62642 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

62642, 2025-009AK

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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 (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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 29
1 62642U 25009AK  26048.95914923  .00010347  00000-0  39668-3 0  9998
2 62642  97.4101 131.6592 0002536  25.8219 334.3146 15.26691425 60690

Epoch: 2026-02-17T23:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T23:01:10.493Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-1.56619°

Altitude

487.241 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 46m 38s

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

07:11:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.408 km

Perigee altitude

480.928 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.805 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.4101°

RAAN

131.6592°

Arg. of periapsis

25.8219°

True anomaly

334.302°

Mean anomaly

334.3146°

Eccentric anomaly

334.3083°

Mean motion

3.81927 °/min

Orbital period

94.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00039668

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

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LEMUR 2 ROUNDTRIPPER, 62711

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FLOCK 4G 29 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	2026-02-18 05:25:51.363Z	165.837° S	2026-02-18 05:28:51.363Z	158.646° S	43.062°	2026-02-18 05:31:51.363Z	349.064° N
5 mins	2026-02-18 18:27:51.363Z	2.176° NNE	2026-02-18 18:29:51.363Z	320.872° NNW	40.86°	2026-02-18 18:32:51.363Z	204.753° SW

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FLOCK 4G 29, 62642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T23:01:10.493Z)

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