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FLOCK 4G 29, 62642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4G 29, 62642 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

62642, 2025-009AK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

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 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4G 29
1 62642U 25009AK  25184.48484642  .00005027  00000-0  22964-3 0  9996
2 62642  97.4322 264.6372 0004783  86.6114 273.5669 15.21021663 25751

Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:38:10.73Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

168.34157°

Altitude

505.645 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 38m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.75278°

Longitude

170.06864°

Altitude

507.562 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 40m 44s

Apparent Declination

-39° 17' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:37:19

Azimuth

115.178° SE

Elevation

-34.642°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.013 km

Perigee altitude

496.434 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.86 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

97.4322°

RAAN

264.6372°

Arg. of periapsis

86.6114°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.5669°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80507 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00022964

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FLOCK 4G 29 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.
7 mins	2025-07-04 05:07:28.335Z	152.154° SSE	2025-07-04 05:11:28.335Z	44.659° NE	37.197°	2025-07-04 05:14:28.335Z	358.07° N
6 mins	2025-07-04 18:12:28.335Z	14.377° NNE	2025-07-04 18:14:28.335Z	28.802° NE	43.372°	2025-07-04 18:18:28.335Z	191.037° SSW

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