Flock-2p satellites

Flock-2p 1-12 (Dove 0Exx)

US

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	16040 (see table)
Launch date	22 June 2016 - 03:55 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, SLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Technology

Launched together with: Catosat 2C - SkySat C1 - BIROS - M3MSat - LAPAN A3 - GHGSat-D - SathyabamaSat - Swayam - BeeSat 4 -

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Planet Labs
Platform	CubeSat (3U)
Operator	Planet Labs
Mass at launch	5 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

	Flock-2p 1	Flock-2p 2	Flock-2p 3	Flock-2p 4	Flock-2p 5	Flock-2p 6	Flock-2p 7	Flock-2p 8	Flock-2p 9	Flock-2p 10
Norad ID	41617	41609	41618	41611	41616	41606	41615	41613	41610	41612
Int. code	16040U	16040L	16040V	16040N	16040T	16040H	16040S	16040Q	16040M	16040P
Deployment date							7	8	9	10
Earth orbit
Perigee / Apogee	499x513 km	499x514 km	499x513 km	499x514 km	499x514 km	500x514 km	499x514 km	499x514 km	499x514 km	499x514 km
Inclination	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg	97.5 deg
Period	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6 min
Decay	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

	Flock-2p 11	Flock-2p 12
Norad ID	41608	41614
Int. code	16040K	16040R
Deployment date	11	12
Earth orbit
Perigee / Apogee	499x513 km	499x513 km
Inclination	97.5 deg	97.5 deg
Period	94.6 min	94.6 min
Decay	11	12

Description:

FLOCK 2P is a Dove satellite built and owned by Planet, a venture capital-financed company headquartered in San Francisco. The nanosatellite is about the size of a toaster oven, but it is packed with camera gear and processors to gather a nearly continuous stream of high-resolution images.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR727), #14, #228 - update: 09.04.17