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: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 22
1 60494U 24149AC 25289.21040479 .00018623 00000-0 61309-3 0 9998
2 60494 97.3974 6.8227 0005954 75.2376 284.9525 15.31528207 64832Epoch: 2025-10-16T05:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T05:02:58.973Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-93.89641°
Altitude
473.308 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 27m 17s
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
14:44:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
472.279 km
Perigee altitude
464.126 km
Semi-major axis
6,846.339 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
97.3974°
RAAN
6.8227°
Arg. of periapsis
75.2376°
True anomaly
284.88657°
Mean anomaly
284.9525°
Eccentric anomaly
284.91954°
Mean motion
3.83138 °/min
Orbital period
93.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00061309
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-10-17 04:42:57.989Z | 122.631° SE | 2025-10-17 04:44:57.989Z | 79.812° E | 23.66° | 2025-10-17 04:47:57.989Z | 15.216° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-17 17:41:57.989Z | 49.259° ENE | 2025-10-17 17:43:57.989Z | 112.813° SE | 28.187° | 2025-10-17 17:45:57.989Z | 157.236° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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