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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

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

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 (4 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 29
1 62642U 25009AK  25128.68503335  .00008244  00000-0  38244-3 0  9999
2 62642  97.4332 209.5992 0001762 262.9501  97.1533 15.20301501 17270

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:26Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:26:26.881Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

96.23522°

Altitude

508.172 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 58m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

82.22283°

Longitude

-11.35777°

Altitude

519.623 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 44m 16s

Apparent Declination

26° 29' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:12:41

Azimuth

352.314° N

Elevation

-23.194°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.109 km

Perigee altitude

500.685 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.034 km

Eccentricity

0.0001762

Inclination

97.4332°

RAAN

209.5992°

Arg. of periapsis

262.9501°

True anomaly

97.17333°

Mean anomaly

97.1533°

Eccentric anomaly

97.16332°

Mean motion

3.80327 °/min

BSTAR

0.00038244

Orbital period

94.66 mins

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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	2025-05-09 18:16:45.663Z	9.789° NNE	2025-05-09 18:19:45.663Z	236.109° WSW	44.54°	2025-05-09 18:22:45.663Z	195.861° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-10 04:55:45.663Z	119.638° SE	2025-05-10 04:57:45.663Z	55.242° ENE	29.253°	2025-05-10 04:59:45.663Z	13.28° NNE

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