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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 (7 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 29
1 62642U 25009AK  25241.17975358  .00011481  00000-0  50858-3 0  9999
2 62642  97.4280 320.5996 0002471 217.6761 142.4302 15.21789739 34375

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:18:50.709Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-81.74379°

Altitude

504.882 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 22m 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

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Local Sidereal Time

16:58:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.106 km

Perigee altitude

495.708 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.544 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.428°

RAAN

320.5996°

Arg. of periapsis

217.6761°

True anomaly

142.44746°

Mean anomaly

142.4302°

Eccentric anomaly

142.43883°

Mean motion

3.807 °/min

Orbital period

94.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00050858

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-30 05:40:40.255Z	182.631° SSW	2025-08-30 05:44:40.255Z	288.488° WNW	36.738°	2025-08-30 05:47:40.255Z	337.343° NNW
5 mins	2025-08-30 18:45:40.255Z	339.957° N	2025-08-30 18:47:40.255Z	284.785° WNW	29.487°	2025-08-30 18:50:40.255Z	223.147° SW