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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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FLOCK 4BE 17 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Planet |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA 24337.17877853 .00018284 00000-0 81250-3 0 9998
2 60492 97.4348 51.1886 0005099 101.0634 259.1175 15.21566494 16308Epoch: 2024-12-02T04:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-02T04:17:26.465Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -84.67802° |
| Altitude | 504.871 km |
| Speed | 7.611 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 24m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 43.63845° |
| Longitude | -91.51886° |
| Altitude | 505.704 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 48m 13s |
| Apparent Declination | 5° 39' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:34:24 |
| Azimuth | 303.829° NW |
| Elevation | -26.291° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 501.586 km |
| Perigee altitude | 494.574 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,876.217 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005099 |
| Inclination | 97.4348° |
| RAAN | 51.1886° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 101.0634° |
| True anomaly | 259.06013° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.1175° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.08881° |
| Mean motion | 3.80644 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0008125 |
| Orbital period | 94.58 mins |
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-02 17:28:46.818Z | 32.978° NE | 2024-12-02 17:31:46.818Z | 89.514° E | 27.76° | 2024-12-02 17:34:46.818Z | 158.207° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-03 05:40:46.818Z | 205.03° SW | 2024-12-03 05:42:46.818Z | 255.875° W | 30.084° | 2024-12-03 05:45:46.818Z | 326.131° NNW |
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