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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
16 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 16 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25199.94507723  .00008333  00000-0  30601-3 0  9994
2 60492  97.4103 277.9917 0003865  33.1832 326.9649 15.28179648 51175
Epoch: 2025-07-18T22:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T22:40:54.672Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
0.77465°
Altitude
482.133 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 31m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
43.11972°
Longitude
-5.52301°
Altitude
485.099 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 47m 01s
Apparent Declination
3° 40' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in partial shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:25:15
Azimuth
331.77° NNW
Elevation
-42.537°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
480.859 km
Perigee altitude
475.559 km
Semi-major axis
6,856.346 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.4103°
RAAN
277.9917°
Arg. of periapsis
33.1832°
True anomaly
326.94075°
Mean anomaly
326.9649°
Eccentric anomaly
326.95282°
Mean motion
3.823 °/min
Orbital period
94.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00030601
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