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FLOCK 4G 4, 62659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 4, 62659 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

62659, 2025-009BC

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 4
1 62659U 25009BC  26126.53372455  .00008169  00000-0  30123-3 0  9991
2 62659  97.3951 208.1056 0004078 108.4675 251.7008 15.28046081130143

Epoch: 2026-05-06T12:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T12:48:33.801Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

151.57192°

Altitude

485.635 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 52m 25s

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

02:06:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.405 km

Perigee altitude

475.812 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.745 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

97.3951°

RAAN

208.1056°

Arg. of periapsis

108.4675°

True anomaly

251.65644°

Mean anomaly

251.7008°

Eccentric anomaly

251.67862°

Mean motion

3.82266 °/min

Orbital period

94.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00030123

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FLOCK 4G 4 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	2026-05-07 06:14:34.064Z	231.688° WSW	2026-05-07 06:15:34.064Z	253.353° W	19.488°	2026-05-07 06:18:34.064Z	313.852° NW
4 mins	2026-05-07 17:41:34.064Z	63.209° ENE	2026-05-07 17:42:34.064Z	90.08° ESE	24.004°	2026-05-07 17:45:34.064Z	153.683° SSE

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FLOCK 4G 4, 62659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T12:48:33.801Z)

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