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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

62638, 2025-009AF

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

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)

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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4G 16
1 62638U 25009AF  26035.21779981  .00056540  00000-0  12413-2 0  9994
2 62638  97.3979 121.3909 0001266  69.6418 290.4966 15.43851761 58869

Epoch: 2026-02-04T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T05:13:37.903Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-91.40457°

Altitude

437.575 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 05m 33s

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

09:48:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

432.55 km

Perigee altitude

430.826 km

Semi-major axis

6,809.825 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.3979°

RAAN

121.3909°

Arg. of periapsis

69.6418°

True anomaly

290.48301°

Mean anomaly

290.4966°

Eccentric anomaly

290.48981°

Mean motion

3.86224 °/min

Orbital period

93.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0012413

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

OBJECT DP, 63004 (Decayed)

OT-FOREST-3 BJOERNTBW, 62682

FLOCK 4G 4, 62659

FLOCK 4G 1, 62666

FLOCK 4G 9, 62622

FLOCK 4G 24, 62637

FLOCK 4G 32, 62643

FLOCK 4G 8, 62613

FLOCK 4G 22, 62645

LEMUR 2 MYNAMEISJEFF, 62712

LEMUR 2 ALISIA, 62706

BUZZZER-1, 62609

OBJECT AZ, 62656

GESAT GEN 1, 62612

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-06 05:35:03.706Z	158.005° S	2026-02-06 05:37:03.706Z	109.243° ESE	42.804°	2026-02-06 05:40:03.706Z	353.434° N

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Check out FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on other resources

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4G 16, 62638 on Gunter's Space Page

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