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FLOCK 4BE-18
PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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One of 36 SuperDoves in Flock 4BE, launched August 2024 alongside Tanager-1. Flock 4BE-18 carries the standard 8-band PSB.SD imaging payload contributing to Planet's constellation of 200+ satellites providing near-daily coverage of Earth's entire landmass.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 269–271 mi (432–436 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.1 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60480
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149N
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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