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FLOCK 4BE 20, 60489

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 20, 60489 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

60489, 2024-149X

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

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)

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 20
1 60489U 24149X   26257.45740958  .00051558  00000-0  11394-2 0  9995
2 60489  97.3632 340.0951 0003549 267.2694  92.8148 15.43673777115951

Epoch: 2026-09-14T10:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T10:58:40.187Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-178.00977°

Altitude

438.521 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 22s

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

13:57:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

434.627 km

Perigee altitude

429.793 km

Semi-major axis

6,810.347 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

97.3632°

RAAN

340.0951°

Arg. of periapsis

267.2694°

True anomaly

92.85542°

Mean anomaly

92.8148°

Eccentric anomaly

92.83511°

Mean motion

3.8618 °/min

Orbital period

93.22 mins

BSTAR

0.0011394

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

TROOP-F2, 60557 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

LEMUR 2 MARHISYAM, 60536

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FLOCK 4BE 20 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	2026-09-15 05:46:38.792Z	175.678° S	2026-09-15 05:48:38.792Z	203.305° SW	59.036°	2026-09-15 05:51:38.792Z	341.899° N
5 mins	2026-09-15 18:39:38.792Z	0.189° NNE	2026-09-15 18:41:38.792Z	278.729° WNW	63.505°	2026-09-15 18:44:38.792Z	203.022° SW

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FLOCK 4BE 20, 60489

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T10:58:40.187Z)

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FLOCK 4BE 20 Visibility forecast

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