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FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 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

60497, 2024-149AF

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  25247.21407183  .00018889  00000-0  64704-3 0  9990
2 60497  97.4004 325.1044 0004683 194.7393 165.3712 15.30246328 58426

Epoch: 2025-09-04T05:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T05:08:15.806Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-95.54128°

Altitude

481.287 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 40m 25s

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

05:10:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

475.237 km

Perigee altitude

468.821 km

Semi-major axis

6,850.166 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.4004°

RAAN

325.1044°

Arg. of periapsis

194.7393°

True anomaly

165.38475°

Mean anomaly

165.3712°

Eccentric anomaly

165.37797°

Mean motion

3.82817 °/min

Orbital period

94.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00064704

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

OBJECT A, 60468

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494

FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

TYCHE, 60496

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 32 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.
5 mins	2025-09-04 18:15:28.462Z	5.969° NNE	2025-09-04 18:18:28.462Z	227.921° WSW	41.146°	2025-09-04 18:20:28.462Z	201.17° SSW
5 mins	2025-09-05 04:49:28.462Z	128.196° SE	2025-09-05 04:51:28.462Z	77.845° E	28.765°	2025-09-05 04:54:28.462Z	9.822° NNE