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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

US

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  25258.52543425  .00015662  00000-0  53180-3 0  9998
2 60497  97.3983 336.3751 0005615 160.3241 199.8217 15.30567969 60159

Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:36:37.519Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

152.48994°

Altitude

480.842 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 25m 30s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

20:17:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.914 km

Perigee altitude

467.222 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.205 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

97.3983°

RAAN

336.3751°

Arg. of periapsis

160.3241°

True anomaly

199.7999°

Mean anomaly

199.8217°

Eccentric anomaly

199.8108°

Mean motion

3.82898 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0005318

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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

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

FLOCK 4BE 33, 60502

FLOCK 4BE 10, 60503

FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505

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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	2025-09-16 06:00:48.219Z	224.97° SW	2025-09-16 06:02:48.219Z	275.708° WNW	22.034°	2025-09-16 06:04:48.219Z	315.005° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497 on Gunter's Space Page

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