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FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494 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

60494, 2024-149AC

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 22
1 60494U 24149AC  25170.53229180  .00007020  00000-0  25747-3 0  9995
2 60494  97.4061 248.6744 0006891 121.4751 238.7163 15.28267608 46692

Epoch: 2025-06-19T12:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T12:46:30.011Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

149.05073°

Altitude

486.55 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 34m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.7655°

Longitude

155.62801°

Altitude

499.266 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 59m 38s

Apparent Declination

-42° 53' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:40:59

Azimuth

251.996° W

Elevation

-64.016°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.67 km

Perigee altitude

473.221 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.083 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

97.4061°

RAAN

248.6744°

Arg. of periapsis

121.4751°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

238.7163°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82322 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00025747

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

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FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

TYCHE, 60496

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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 22 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.
6 mins	2025-06-20 17:37:21.671Z	31.612° NE	2025-06-20 17:40:21.671Z	96.702° ESE	30.091°	2025-06-20 17:43:21.671Z	164.043° S
5 mins	2025-06-21 05:46:21.671Z	211.236° SW	2025-06-21 05:48:21.671Z	270.152° WNW	28.629°	2025-06-21 05:51:21.671Z	328.365° NNW

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