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FLOCK 4Q-30

NORAD 58286· COSPAR 2023-174AG· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 11, 2023 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-06-18 18:06 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Planet Labs
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Planet Labs
Launched
Nov 11, 2023
Mass
Apogee
401 km
Perigee
392 km
Inclination
97.39°
Period
1.54 h
Part of the Planet (Dove / SuperDove) constellation · this satellite is one of 111 (planned: 200)

Planet Labs cubesat Earth-imaging fleet — daily imagery of every spot on Earth.

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FLOCK 4Q-30 across 21 days of archived orbital elements (22 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-5.9 km
Rate
-0.28 km/day
Now
392 × 401 km
399406392May 29Jun 19
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

41 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2023-174 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 17 more from this launch.

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