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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492 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

60492, 2024-149AA

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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25347.19019820  .00020811  00000-0  64444-3 0  9999
2 60492  97.3963  64.7931 0003149 190.1906 169.9273 15.33480504 73698

Epoch: 2025-12-13T04:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T04:33:53.124Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-85.79927°

Altitude

470.669 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 19m 10s

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

19:55:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

464.539 km

Perigee altitude

460.231 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.522 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.3963°

RAAN

64.7931°

Arg. of periapsis

190.1906°

True anomaly

169.93361°

Mean anomaly

169.9273°

Eccentric anomaly

169.93045°

Mean motion

3.83627 °/min

Orbital period

93.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00064444

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FLOCK 4BE 17 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	2025-12-14 05:46:00.921Z	204.018° SW	2025-12-14 05:48:00.921Z	282.65° WNW	33.18°	2025-12-14 05:50:00.921Z	328.051° NNW
5 mins	2025-12-14 18:43:00.921Z	342.571° N	2025-12-14 18:45:00.921Z	288.786° WNW	29.107°	2025-12-14 18:48:00.921Z	222.504° SW

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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T04:33:53.124Z)

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