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PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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Part of the Flock 4G batch, one of 36 SuperDoves launched on Transporter-12 as part of the constellation that helped Planet achieve its first profitable year as a company. Each satellite carries the standardized 47-megapixel, 8-band PSB.SD imaging payload.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 294–297 mi (473–478 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.0 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 62613
- Int’l designator
- 2025-009E
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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