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FLOCK 4G 15, 62678

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 15, 62678 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

62678, 2025-009BX

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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 15
1 62678U 25009BX  25346.77592023  .00015596  00000-0  62663-3 0  9992
2 62678  97.4192  64.9519 0004156 249.1516 110.9277 15.25021446108096

Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:37:19.507Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

63.90793°

Altitude

494.839 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 19m 48s

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

11:34:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.534 km

Perigee altitude

484.827 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.818 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.4192°

RAAN

64.9519°

Arg. of periapsis

249.1516°

True anomaly

110.97217°

Mean anomaly

110.9277°

Eccentric anomaly

110.94994°

Mean motion

3.81509 °/min

Orbital period

94.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00062663

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

PIONEER-02, 62662 (Decayed)

CONNECTA IOT-8, 62695

CONNECTA IOT-5, 62703

CONNECTA IOT-6, 62709

NUSAT-45 (UZMASAT-1), 62640

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FLOCK 4G 15 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	2025-12-13 18:48:43.549Z	340.675° N	2025-12-13 18:50:43.549Z	291.104° WNW	27.867°	2025-12-13 18:53:43.549Z	226.233° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-14 05:24:43.549Z	163.919° S	2025-12-14 05:26:43.549Z	16.354° NNE	44.523°	2025-12-14 05:29:43.549Z	349.442° N

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FLOCK 4G 15, 62678

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:37:19.507Z)

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