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FLOCK 4G 18, 62680

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 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

62680, 2025-009BZ

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (2 years 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 18
1 62680U 25009BZ  26261.46989294  .00031872  00000-0  88945-3 0  9994
2 62680  97.3943 343.2930 0003876   4.4940 355.6338 15.36670592150832

Epoch: 2026-09-18T11:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T11:16:38.750Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

176.73922°

Altitude

456.434 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 53m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

16:55:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.554 km

Perigee altitude

450.258 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.043 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.3943°

RAAN

343.293°

Arg. of periapsis

4.494°

True anomaly

355.63042°

Mean anomaly

355.6338°

Eccentric anomaly

355.63211°

Mean motion

3.84426 °/min

Orbital period

93.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00088945

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

EDISON-1, 62610

FLOCK 4G 2, 62661

FLOCK 4G 10, 62670

SKYBEE-A01, 62671

FLOCK 4G 30, 62679

FLOCK 4G 33, 62685

FOSSASAT2E20 (TAT-O), 63003

NUSAT-45 (UZMASAT-1), 62640

FLOCK 4G 23, 62647

FLOCK 4G 21, 62651

FLOCK 4G 31, 62652

ELEVATION-1, 62677

CONNECTA IOT-8, 62695

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FLOCK 4G 18 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	2026-09-19 06:10:50.986Z	226.387° WSW	2026-09-19 06:11:50.986Z	256.535° W	29.263°	2026-09-19 06:14:50.986Z	323.794° NNW

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Check out FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on other resources

View FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4G 18, 62680 on Gunter's Space Page

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