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FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481 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

60481, 2024-149P

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 (2 years 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 7
1 60481U 24149P   26080.21912961  .00022375  00000-0  62573-3 0  9991
2 60481  97.3789 162.7730 0003308 188.3997 171.7192 15.36677751 88720

Epoch: 2026-03-21T05:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T05:15:32.798Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-94.85664°

Altitude

461.293 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 51m 05s

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

04:24:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.144 km

Perigee altitude

450.624 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.021 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.3789°

RAAN

162.773°

Arg. of periapsis

188.3997°

True anomaly

171.72466°

Mean anomaly

171.7192°

Eccentric anomaly

171.72193°

Mean motion

3.84428 °/min

Orbital period

93.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00062573

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

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QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

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FLOCK 4BE 7 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	2026-03-22 04:50:14.752Z	127.787° SE	2026-03-22 04:53:14.752Z	65.744° ENE	22.865°	2026-03-22 04:55:14.752Z	21.886° NNE
4 mins	2026-03-22 17:47:14.752Z	52.266° ENE	2026-03-22 17:49:14.752Z	111.659° ESE	25.387°	2026-03-22 17:51:14.752Z	154.161° SSE

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FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T05:15:32.798Z)

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

FLOCK 4BE 7 Visibility forecast

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