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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
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
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 (11 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25199.48672046  .00007516  00000-0  27637-3 0  9991
2 60492  97.4101 277.5359 0003898  35.0419 325.1077 15.28169905 51101
Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:40:52.647Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
165.77905°
Altitude
482.191 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 30m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-20.86387°
Longitude
-16.55443°
Altitude
491.916 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 51m 34s
Apparent Declination
-38° 49' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:05
Azimuth
254.016° W
Elevation
-49.911°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
480.911 km
Perigee altitude
475.566 km
Semi-major axis
6,856.375 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.4101°
RAAN
277.5359°
Arg. of periapsis
35.0419°
True anomaly
325.08214°
Mean anomaly
325.1077°
Eccentric anomaly
325.09492°
Mean motion
3.82297 °/min
Orbital period
94.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00027637
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