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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 (11 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 4
1 62659U 25009BC  25353.21755381  .00007875  00000-0  32106-3 0  9996
2 62659  97.4133  71.0273 0001728 217.6344 142.4773 15.24718750109044

Epoch: 2025-12-19T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T05:13:16.649Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-95.35394°

Altitude

495.668 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 44m 06s

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

02:21:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

489.777 km

Perigee altitude

487.403 km

Semi-major axis

6,866.727 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.4133°

RAAN

71.0273°

Arg. of periapsis

217.6344°

True anomaly

142.48936°

Mean anomaly

142.4773°

Eccentric anomaly

142.48333°

Mean motion

3.81433 °/min

Orbital period

94.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00032106

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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.
6 mins	2025-12-20 04:58:23.600Z	142.576° SSE	2025-12-20 05:01:23.600Z	87.769° E	31.66°	2025-12-20 05:04:23.600Z	8.626° NNE
5 mins	2025-12-20 18:01:23.600Z	26.584° NE	2025-12-20 18:03:23.600Z	80.415° E	39.559°	2025-12-20 18:06:23.600Z	177.138° S

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FLOCK 4G 4, 62659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T05:13:16.649Z)

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