Flock · Earth Observation
FLOCK 3K-9
DecayedEarth ObservationLEO
FLOCK 3K-9 is a Planet Labs, Inc. earth observation satellite, part of the Flock constellation, launched on December 27, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 27, 2018 at 02:07 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
- Launched by
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
- Operator
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Mission
- Kanopus-V No.5 & Kanopus-V No.6
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 168 km
- Periapsis
- 161 km
- Inclination
- 97.14°
- Orbital period
- 87.79 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Planet Labs, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Planet Labs, Inc.
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 5 kg
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-111AG
- NORAD catalog №
- 43906
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Flock
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- January 30, 2023
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- January 30, 2023
- Time in service
- 4.1 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed