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FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 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

60488, 2024-149W

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 31
1 60488U 24149W   26130.86681031  .00013123  00000-0  30288-3 0  9995
2 60488  97.3794 215.6435 0003378  70.8541 289.3072 15.42671647 96626

Epoch: 2026-05-10T20:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T20:48:12.410Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

34.92806°

Altitude

440.589 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 22m 34s

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

09:28:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

437.464 km

Perigee altitude

432.861 km

Semi-major axis

6,813.3 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.3794°

RAAN

215.6435°

Arg. of periapsis

70.8541°

True anomaly

289.27066°

Mean anomaly

289.3072°

Eccentric anomaly

289.28893°

Mean motion

3.85929 °/min

Orbital period

93.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00030288

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

SATELIOT_4, 60537

NIGHTJAR, 60535

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

ICEYE-X43, 60539

OBJECT BF, 60521

FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494

FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

FLOCK 4BE 13, 60512

FLOCK 4BE 2, 60511

FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509

FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505

FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

FLOCK 4BE 20, 60489

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on Gunter's Space Page

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