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FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

60480, 2024-149N

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 18
1 60480U 24149N   25338.18127471  .00038432  00000-0  11659-2 0  9994
2 60480  97.3934  55.7863 0003512 221.7922 138.3053 15.34005257 72335

Epoch: 2025-12-04T04:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T04:21:02.134Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-82.71399°

Altitude

468.781 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 43m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:17:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.225 km

Perigee altitude

458.422 km

Semi-major axis

6,838.96 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

97.3934°

RAAN

55.7863°

Arg. of periapsis

221.7922°

True anomaly

138.33206°

Mean anomaly

138.3053°

Eccentric anomaly

138.31868°

Mean motion

3.83759 °/min

Orbital period

93.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0011659

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FLOCK 4BE 18 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-12-05 18:29:11.826Z	356.66° N	2025-12-05 18:31:11.826Z	310.679° NW	36.897°	2025-12-05 18:34:11.826Z	211.663° SW
4 mins	2025-12-06 05:02:11.826Z	125.6° SE	2025-12-06 05:03:11.826Z	92.966° ESE	32.771°	2025-12-06 05:06:11.826Z	6.609° NNE

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FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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