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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 20
1 60489U 24149X 25300.46360634 .00014869 00000-0 50473-3 0 9999
2 60489 97.3924 17.4446 0004332 33.9090 326.2427 15.30594281 66528Epoch: 2025-10-27T11:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T11:07:35.587Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
174.48124°
Altitude
474.675 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 09m 46s
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
19:04:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
473.956 km
Perigee altitude
468.022 km
Semi-major axis
6,849.126 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
97.3924°
RAAN
17.4446°
Arg. of periapsis
33.909°
True anomaly
326.2151°
Mean anomaly
326.2427°
Eccentric anomaly
326.2289°
Mean motion
3.82904 °/min
Orbital period
94.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00050473
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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 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-28 04:32:02.530Z | 115.095° SE | 2025-10-28 04:34:02.530Z | 76.566° E | 19.292° | 2025-10-28 04:36:02.530Z | 32.273° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-28 06:06:02.530Z | 233.296° WSW | 2025-10-28 06:07:02.530Z | 255.127° W | 18.901° | 2025-10-28 06:10:02.530Z | 314.289° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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