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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 22
1 60494U 24149AC 26173.20154637 .00011565 00000-0 27974-3 0 9990
2 60494 97.3728 256.8106 0002775 228.7310 131.3698 15.41289835103071Epoch: 2026-06-22T04:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-22T04:50:13.606Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-86.13695°
Altitude
446.673 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 07m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:31:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
441.129 km
Perigee altitude
437.346 km
Semi-major axis
6,817.375 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
97.3728°
RAAN
256.8106°
Arg. of periapsis
228.731°
True anomaly
131.39366°
Mean anomaly
131.3698°
Eccentric anomaly
131.38173°
Mean motion
3.85583 °/min
Orbital period
93.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00027974
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-24 05:16:05.477Z | 143.751° SSE | 2026-06-24 05:19:05.477Z | 72.555° E | 32.884° | 2026-06-24 05:22:05.477Z | 3.962° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-24 18:11:05.477Z | 39.108° NE | 2026-06-24 18:13:05.477Z | 124.757° SE | 34.144° | 2026-06-24 18:15:05.477Z | 169.528° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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