FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 36
1 60486U 24149U 26265.72882849 .00035452 00000-0 67696-3 0 9999
2 60486 97.3691 351.6043 0002868 245.7674 114.3277 15.48043250117413Epoch: 2026-09-22T17:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T17:29:30.781Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
87.63592°
Altitude
426.384 km
Speed
7.655 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 26m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:12:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
421.327 km
Perigee altitude
417.428 km
Semi-major axis
6,797.515 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
97.3691°
RAAN
351.6043°
Arg. of periapsis
245.7674°
True anomaly
114.35764°
Mean anomaly
114.3277°
Eccentric anomaly
114.34267°
Mean motion
3.87274 °/min
Orbital period
92.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00067696
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4BE 36 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-09-23 06:02:01.919Z | 178.313° S | 2026-09-23 06:04:01.919Z | 214.22° SW | 57.403° | 2026-09-23 06:07:01.919Z | 340.355° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-23 18:53:01.919Z | 359.203° N | 2026-09-23 18:55:01.919Z | 256.918° W | 60.762° | 2026-09-23 18:57:01.919Z | 205.673° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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