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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

Partially operational 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4G 29
1 62642U 25009AK  26260.68788159  .00027706  00000-0  86070-3 0  9990
2 62642  97.3954 342.4046 0000969 294.4103  65.7038 15.33323223 93052

Epoch: 2026-09-17T16:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T16:30:32.969Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

98.1457°

Altitude

468.741 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 49m 37s

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

16:55:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.516 km

Perigee altitude

462.19 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.99 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

97.3954°

RAAN

342.4046°

Arg. of periapsis

294.4103°

True anomaly

65.71392°

Mean anomaly

65.7038°

Eccentric anomaly

65.70886°

Mean motion

3.83588 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

0.0008607

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-19 04:41:20.511Z	103.163° ESE	2026-09-19 04:43:20.511Z	65.109° ENE	16.263°	2026-09-19 04:45:20.511Z	29.459° NE
4 mins	2026-09-19 06:14:20.511Z	220.398° SW	2026-09-19 06:16:20.511Z	273.058° WNW	26.002°	2026-09-19 06:18:20.511Z	315.519° NNW

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FLOCK 4G 29, 62642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T16:30:32.969Z)

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