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FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 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

60491, 2024-149Z

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 (1 year 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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 15
1 60491U 24149Z   25345.19593620  .00023527  00000-0  67839-3 0  9999
2 60491  97.3901  62.9040 0002478 247.6155 112.4827 15.35713366 73424

Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:42:08.887Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-87.78842°

Altitude

462.563 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 36s

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

22:38:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.44 km

Perigee altitude

454.053 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.884 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.3901°

RAAN

62.904°

Arg. of periapsis

247.6155°

True anomaly

112.50893°

Mean anomaly

112.4827°

Eccentric anomaly

112.49582°

Mean motion

3.84186 °/min

Orbital period

93.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00067839

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

CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

CONNECTA IOT-3, 60475

KANYINI, 60556

LEMUR 2 LLOYD, 60577

UMBRA-10, 60547

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

BRO-15, 60553

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FLOCK 4BE 15 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.
4 mins	2025-12-12 05:52:20.467Z	217.701° SW	2025-12-12 05:53:20.467Z	250.121° W	29.687°	2025-12-12 05:56:20.467Z	326.565° NNW
4 mins	2025-12-12 18:48:20.467Z	332.167° NNW	2025-12-12 18:50:20.467Z	273.316° WNW	25.385°	2025-12-12 18:52:20.467Z	231.623° WSW

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FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:42:08.887Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 15 Visibility forecast

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