Satellite · NORAD 62651 · COSPAR 2025-009AU
FLOCK 4G-21
- Operator Planet Labs PBC
- Constellation Planet Flock (Dove)
- Country United States
Altitude now
465.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.40°
Period
93.7 min
93.7 min
Perigee
455km
Apogee
457km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:56 UTC (25.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 23.076° S
- Longitude
- 133.905° W
- Altitude
- 465.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.632 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:56 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Partially operational [P]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Planet Flock (Dove) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Planet Labs PBC
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 14 Jan 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-009
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- BUZZER-162609PayloadActive
- EDISON-162610PayloadActive
- BALKAN-162611PayloadActive
- GESAT GEN162612PayloadActive
- FLOCK 4G-862613PayloadActive
- TRANSPORTER-12 OBJECT F62614PayloadDecayed
- TRANSPORTER-12 OBJECT G62615PayloadActive
- INNOCUBE (TUBSAT-31)62616PayloadActive
- SCOT-1 (SCOT)62617PayloadActive
- AE1D62618PayloadActive
- IRIS-F362619PayloadActive
- TRANSPORTER-12 OBJECT M62620PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 62651
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-009AU
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY8281TE4BJTQ3WPDJ6
- Canonical slug
- flock-4g-21-62651
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.