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PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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One of the Flock 4BE SuperDoves, contributing 3-meter 8-band imagery to Planet's continuously refreshed global dataset. This satellite launched alongside Planet's first hyperspectral instrument, Tanager-1, on the same August 2024 Transporter-11 mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 270–273 mi (435–440 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.2 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60489
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149X
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 20 Sep 2026.
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