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PlanetScope SuperDove (PSB.SD) — 8-Band 3m · Planet Labs
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Part of the Flock 4G batch, contributing to Planet's constellation of 200+ active imaging satellites. Like its 35 launch siblings, this satellite operates the identical 8-band PSB.SD sensor standardized across Planet's entire modern SuperDove fleet.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 294–298 mi (473–479 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.0 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 62681
- Int’l designator
- 2025-009CA
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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