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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

10 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 (1 year 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 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 22
1 60494U 24149AC  25236.77127829  .00010344  00000-0  36529-3 0  9994
2 60494  97.4030 314.5718 0004252 241.5917 118.4895 15.29397588 56812

Epoch: 2025-08-24T18:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-24T18:30:38.444Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

63.62471°

Altitude

482.107 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 58m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:41:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

477.479 km

Perigee altitude

471.651 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.702 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.403°

RAAN

314.5718°

Arg. of periapsis

241.5917°

True anomaly

118.53231°

Mean anomaly

118.4895°

Eccentric anomaly

118.51091°

Mean motion

3.82605 °/min

Orbital period

94.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00036529

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

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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

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

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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	2025-08-25 05:37:49.178Z	190.153° SSW	2025-08-25 05:40:49.178Z	279.648° WNW	34.979°	2025-08-25 05:43:49.178Z	335.159° NNW
4 mins	2025-08-25 18:38:49.178Z	327.402° NNW	2025-08-25 18:39:49.178Z	295.583° NW	29.058°	2025-08-25 18:42:49.178Z	224.444° SW