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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

Last TLE update

17 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 (9 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  25123.78011778  .00015146  00000-0  56055-3 0  9999
2 60497  97.4049 202.2960 0003310 283.4323  76.6547 15.27765609 39560

Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:43Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:43:22.176Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

59.53614°

Altitude

485.071 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 29m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-16.45495°

Longitude

-121.96562°

Altitude

488.873 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 44m 12s

Apparent Declination

-35° 20' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:07:52

Azimuth

100.178° ESE

Elevation

-49.96°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.719 km

Perigee altitude

477.179 km

Semi-major axis

6,857.586 km

Eccentricity

0.000331

Inclination

97.4049°

RAAN

202.296°

Arg. of periapsis

283.4323°

True anomaly

76.69161°

Mean anomaly

76.6547°

Eccentric anomaly

76.67315°

Mean motion

3.82196 °/min

BSTAR

0.00056055

Orbital period

94.19 mins

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

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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.
4 mins	2025-05-04 17:18:57.494Z	57.317° ENE	2025-05-04 17:20:57.494Z	101.238° ESE	19.605°	2025-05-04 17:22:57.494Z	140.106° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-05 05:26:57.494Z	187.101° SSW	2025-05-05 05:28:57.494Z	283.218° WNW	40.6°	2025-05-05 05:31:57.494Z	340.103° N

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