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FLOCK 4G 17, 62681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 17, 62681 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

62681, 2025-009CA

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 (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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 17
1 62681U 25009CA  26262.02434783  .00007351  00000-0  24619-3 0  9999
2 62681  97.3859 342.9552 0004411  18.2787 341.8612 15.31229745150908

Epoch: 2026-09-19T00:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T00:35:03.652Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-23.74883°

Altitude

472.376 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 51m 49s

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

13:11:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

472.112 km

Perigee altitude

466.072 km

Semi-major axis

6,847.229 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.3859°

RAAN

342.9552°

Arg. of periapsis

18.2787°

True anomaly

341.84546°

Mean anomaly

341.8612°

Eccentric anomaly

341.85333°

Mean motion

3.83064 °/min

Orbital period

93.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00024619

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

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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1, 62697

INNOCUBE (TUBSAT-31), 62616

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FLOCK 4G 17 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	2026-09-20 04:57:06.816Z	129.308° SE	2026-09-20 05:00:06.816Z	63.201° ENE	27.695°	2026-09-20 05:02:06.816Z	19.386° NNE
4 mins	2026-09-20 17:57:06.816Z	52.93° ENE	2026-09-20 17:58:06.816Z	84.18° E	35.493°	2026-09-20 18:01:06.816Z	162.322° S

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FLOCK 4G 17, 62681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T00:35:03.652Z)

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