Flock 4g-27 (62678)

COSPAR: 2025-009BX | Alt Name: Flock 4g-27

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Flock 4g-27 Satellite Image
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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 14, 2025

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

62678

International Designator

2025-009BX

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:27:44 GMT

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Inclination

97.40°

Right Ascension

282.55°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

180.86°

Period

94.12 min

Mean Motion

15.30 rev/day

Latitude

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

Flock 4g-27

Alternative Name

Flock 4g-27

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

PLAN

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Latest TLEs
1 62678U 25009BX  26200.81093729  .00005695  00000+0  19896-3 0  9994
2 62678  97.4005 282.5485 0005014 180.8640 179.2592 15.29956365141537

Source: Celestrak

Summary
Flock 4g-27 is a Cubesat 3U satellite, owned and manufactured by PLAN, launched on January 14, 2025, from SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.1 meters in diameter, and spans 0.3 meters across, with both its dry mass and launch mass being 5.7 kilograms. It carries the Dove 254a payload and is shaped as a box with two panels. The satellite's stable date was January 14, 2025, at 20:16 UTC.
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.3

Dry Mass

5.7

Launch Mass

5.7

Shape

Box+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Dove 254a

Purpose

Unknown

Mission

Unknown

Manufacturer

PLAN

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 3U

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Unknown

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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