FLOCK 4G 16, 62638
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF 25310.67618738 .00050647 00000-0 15261-2 0 9997
2 62638 97.4122 30.9371 0001386 37.2506 322.8833 15.34157110 45091Epoch: 2025-11-06T16:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T16:13:42.589Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
101.37856°
Altitude
465.778 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 03m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:32:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
461.32 km
Perigee altitude
459.425 km
Semi-major axis
6,838.51 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.4122°
RAAN
30.9371°
Arg. of periapsis
37.2506°
True anomaly
322.87371°
Mean anomaly
322.8833°
Eccentric anomaly
322.87851°
Mean motion
3.83796 °/min
Orbital period
93.8 mins
BSTAR
0.0015261
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4G 16 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-11-07 17:50:38.540Z | 39.157° NE | 2025-11-07 17:52:38.540Z | 80.79° E | 26.22° | 2025-11-07 17:55:38.540Z | 156.545° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 05:56:38.540Z | 210.404° SW | 2025-11-08 05:57:38.540Z | 242.643° WSW | 31.921° | 2025-11-08 06:00:38.540Z | 328.325° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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