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FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487 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

60487, 2024-149V

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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 25
1 60487U 24149V   26130.74994670  .00008528  00000-0  23134-3 0  9992
2 60487  97.3792 213.6761 0002894  66.5517 293.6032 15.37863688 96480

Epoch: 2026-05-10T17:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T17:59:55.394Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

75.14674°

Altitude

454.752 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 14m 42s

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

08:44:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

451.345 km

Perigee altitude

447.393 km

Semi-major axis

6,827.506 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.3792°

RAAN

213.6761°

Arg. of periapsis

66.5517°

True anomaly

293.57281°

Mean anomaly

293.6032°

Eccentric anomaly

293.588°

Mean motion

3.84725 °/min

Orbital period

93.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00023134

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

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TOMORROW-S2, 60485

BRO-14, 60551

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

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FLOCK 4BE 25 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	2026-05-11 05:04:00.951Z	134.178° SE	2026-05-11 05:07:00.951Z	57.892° ENE	27.53°	2026-05-11 05:09:00.951Z	13.857° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-11 18:00:00.951Z	40.222° NE	2026-05-11 18:02:00.951Z	104.295° ESE	31.792°	2026-05-11 18:05:00.951Z	168.676° S

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FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T17:59:55.394Z)

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FLOCK 4BE 25 Visibility forecast

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