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FLOCK 4G 5, 62663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 5, 62663 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

62663, 2025-009BG

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 5
1 62663U 25009BG  25335.18469212  .00013709  00000-0  53503-3 0  9999
2 62663  97.4214  53.5723 0002399 300.0698  60.0303 15.26028508 48692

Epoch: 2025-12-01T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T04:25:57.399Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-83.2047°

Altitude

489.974 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 34m 17s

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

13:50:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.304 km

Perigee altitude

483.011 km

Semi-major axis

6,862.794 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.4214°

RAAN

53.5723°

Arg. of periapsis

300.0698°

True anomaly

60.05412°

Mean anomaly

60.0303°

Eccentric anomaly

60.04221°

Mean motion

3.81761 °/min

Orbital period

94.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00053503

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

SKYBEE-A01, 62671

FOSSASAT2E20 (TAT-O), 63003

FOSSASAT2E19 (TAT-E), 62676

IRIS-F3, 62619

FLOCK 4G 10, 62670

PIONEER-02, 62662 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4G 5 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.
5 mins	2025-12-01 17:35:45.281Z	43.882° NE	2025-12-01 17:38:45.281Z	109.552° ESE	22.33°	2025-12-01 17:40:45.281Z	147.817° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-02 05:44:45.281Z	191.275° SSW	2025-12-02 05:46:45.281Z	240.769° WSW	36.128°	2025-12-02 05:49:45.281Z	332.259° NNW

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FLOCK 4G 5, 62663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T04:25:57.399Z)

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