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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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25247.20672169  .00016745  00000-0  59176-3 0  9998
2 60492  97.4066 325.0198 0003835 184.9117 175.2086 15.29258182 58390

Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:57:40.754Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-92.97258°

Altitude

483.752 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 40m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

05:14:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

477.61 km

Perigee altitude

472.354 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.119 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.4066°

RAAN

325.0198°

Arg. of periapsis

184.9117°

True anomaly

175.21227°

Mean anomaly

175.2086°

Eccentric anomaly

175.21043°

Mean motion

3.8257 °/min

Orbital period

94.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00059176

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

OBJECT A, 60468

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

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.
6 mins	2025-09-04 18:04:40.087Z	13.985° NNE	2025-09-04 18:07:40.087Z	34.819° NE	42.996°	2025-09-04 18:10:40.087Z	189.03° SSW
4 mins	2025-09-05 04:40:40.087Z	107.852° ESE	2025-09-05 04:41:40.087Z	83.52° E	23.031°	2025-09-05 04:44:40.087Z	17.541° NNE