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PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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One of the SuperDoves in Flock 4BE, launched alongside Planet's Tanager-1 hyperspectral demonstrator in August 2024. This satellite is one of over 200 active SuperDoves that together provide the daily global imaging cadence that defines Planet's core commercial product.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 271–273 mi (437–439 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.2 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60514
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149AY
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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