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FLOCK 4G-1
PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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One of 36 SuperDoves in Planet Labs' Flock 4G batch, launched January 14, 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-12. This flock is part of the constellation underpinning Planet's transformation into the first profitable New Space company, announced in late 2025. Flock 4G-1 carries the 8-band PSB.SD sensor imaging Earth at 3-meter resolution across a 20-mile swath.
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
- 62666
- Int’l designator
- 2025-009BK
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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