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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

15 hours ago

Origin

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 (10 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25181.47816757  .00006699  00000-0  24868-3 0  9994
2 60492  97.4109 259.6261 0005120  83.9024 276.2798 15.27892660 48355

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:28:33.678Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

168.69838°

Altitude

484.831 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 18m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.94963°

Longitude

-10.80581°

Altitude

485.873 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 58m 48s

Apparent Declination

-21° 20' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:01:46

Azimuth

298.014° NW

Elevation

-58.958°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.579 km

Perigee altitude

475.558 km

Semi-major axis

6,857.206 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

97.4109°

RAAN

259.6261°

Arg. of periapsis

83.9024°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.2798°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82228 °/min

Orbital period

94.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00024868

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 04:53:38.393Z	144.63° SSE	2025-07-01 04:56:38.393Z	79.592° E	34.127°	2025-07-01 04:59:38.393Z	4.65° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-01 17:54:38.393Z	23.587° NE	2025-07-01 17:56:38.393Z	64.959° ENE	39.424°	2025-07-01 17:59:38.393Z	178.524° S

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