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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

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 22
1 60494U 24149AC  25199.20691208  .00007122  00000-0  25801-3 0  9998
2 60494  97.4050 277.1925 0005879  40.4581 319.7095 15.28673053 51071

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:57:57.203Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-93.55753°

Altitude

479.805 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 28m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

28.06561°

Longitude

90.87711°

Altitude

484.932 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 04m 26s

Apparent Declination

-20° 43' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:23:55

Azimuth

118.394° SE

Elevation

0.96°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.762 km

Perigee altitude

472.702 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.869 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

97.405°

RAAN

277.1925°

Arg. of periapsis

40.4581°

True anomaly

319.66591°

Mean anomaly

319.7095°

Eccentric anomaly

319.68771°

Mean motion

3.82423 °/min

Orbital period

94.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00025801

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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

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 22 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	2025-07-18 18:05:26.279Z	12.359° NNE	2025-07-18 18:08:26.279Z	26.542° NE	44.827°	2025-07-18 18:11:26.279Z	192.262° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-19 04:41:26.279Z	110.204° ESE	2025-07-19 04:42:26.279Z	84.632° E	24.389°	2025-07-19 04:45:26.279Z	15.925° NNE

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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