FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490 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 23
1 60490U 24149Y 26227.75256280 .00009339 00000-0 24333-3 0 9995
2 60490 97.3755 310.4962 0004721 77.2626 282.9147 15.39072176111351Epoch: 2026-08-15T18:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T18:03:41.425Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
75.41468°
Altitude
451.25 km
Speed
7.642 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 41m 59s
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
21:59:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
449.012 km
Perigee altitude
442.569 km
Semi-major axis
6,823.928 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
97.3755°
RAAN
310.4962°
Arg. of periapsis
77.2626°
True anomaly
282.86196°
Mean anomaly
282.9147°
Eccentric anomaly
282.88833°
Mean motion
3.85027 °/min
Orbital period
93.5 mins
BSTAR
0.00024333
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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 23 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 | 2026-08-16 18:02:14.547Z | 36.931° NE | 2026-08-16 18:04:14.547Z | 85.176° E | 29.662° | 2026-08-16 18:07:14.547Z | 163.509° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-17 06:05:14.547Z | 204.049° SW | 2026-08-17 06:07:14.547Z | 262.346° W | 30.153° | 2026-08-17 06:10:14.547Z | 329.472° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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