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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

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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4G 18
1 62680U 25009BZ  26005.45421494  .00015732  00000-0  62184-3 0  9996
2 62680  97.4162  88.2612 0005758 172.8132 187.3190 15.25559744111693

Epoch: 2026-01-05T10:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T10:54:04.170Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

179.69268°

Altitude

496.126 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 53m 02s

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

21:17:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.016 km

Perigee altitude

482.112 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.201 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.4162°

RAAN

88.2612°

Arg. of periapsis

172.8132°

True anomaly

187.3106°

Mean anomaly

187.319°

Eccentric anomaly

187.3148°

Mean motion

3.81644 °/min

Orbital period

94.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00062184

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

SEDNA-2, 63153

OBJECT DP, 63004 (Decayed)

PIONEER-02, 62662 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ARIANNA, 62699

LEMUR 2 STAR-FOX, 62696

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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.
6 mins	2026-01-07 05:32:02.512Z	174.655° S	2026-01-07 05:35:02.512Z	304.134° NW	42.685°	2026-01-07 05:38:02.512Z	343.8° N
5 mins	2026-01-07 18:34:02.512Z	353.289° N	2026-01-07 18:36:02.512Z	296.855° NW	37.041°	2026-01-07 18:39:02.512Z	212.771° SW

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FLOCK 4G 18, 62680

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T10:54:04.170Z)

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