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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

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 (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

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

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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	2025-07-19 05:05:28.008Z	156.21° SSE	2025-07-19 05:08:28.008Z	101.354° ESE	40.951°	2025-07-19 05:11:28.008Z	357.059° N
6 mins	2025-07-19 18:06:28.008Z	12.551° NNE	2025-07-19 18:08:28.008Z	15.335° NNE	42.346°	2025-07-19 18:12:28.008Z	192.527° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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