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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA 26219.79556259 .00009298 00000-0 22566-3 0 9991
2 60492 97.3747 303.6186 0004336 88.8568 271.3175 15.41244626110201Epoch: 2026-08-07T19:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T19:05:36.607Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
60.89995°
Altitude
445.488 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 14m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:31:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
442.327 km
Perigee altitude
436.415 km
Semi-major axis
6,817.508 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
97.3747°
RAAN
303.6186°
Arg. of periapsis
88.8568°
True anomaly
271.26783°
Mean anomaly
271.3175°
Eccentric anomaly
271.29266°
Mean motion
3.85571 °/min
Orbital period
93.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00022566
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-08-08 06:08:56.078Z | 214.495° SW | 2026-08-08 06:09:56.078Z | 246.972° WSW | 29.891° | 2026-08-08 06:12:56.078Z | 327.385° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-08 19:01:56.078Z | 340.405° N | 2026-08-08 19:03:56.078Z | 282.821° WNW | 27.979° | 2026-08-08 19:05:56.078Z | 230.951° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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