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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

8 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 (9 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 8 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25124.15453958  .00013787  00000-0  52521-3 0  9999
2 60492  97.4118 202.6622 0002276 265.9894  94.1084 15.26831465 39608

Epoch: 2025-05-04T03:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T03:42:32.219Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-75.25855°

Altitude

488.503 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 30m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-61.9341°

Longitude

-60.90236°

Altitude

507.775 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 43m 20s

Apparent Declination

-64° 20' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:07:52

Azimuth

209.758° SW

Elevation

-56.818°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.81 km

Perigee altitude

480.687 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.385 km

Eccentricity

0.0002276

Inclination

97.4118°

RAAN

202.6622°

Arg. of periapsis

265.9894°

True anomaly

94.13441°

Mean anomaly

94.1084°

Eccentric anomaly

94.12141°

Mean motion

3.81962 °/min

BSTAR

0.00052521

Orbital period

94.25 mins

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

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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	2025-05-04 18:24:57.232Z	358.019° N	2025-05-04 18:27:57.232Z	300.705° NW	34.488°	2025-05-04 18:30:57.232Z	216.935° SW
5 mins	2025-05-05 05:00:57.232Z	148.315° SSE	2025-05-05 05:02:57.232Z	95.518° ESE	39.369°	2025-05-05 05:05:57.232Z	359.466° N

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