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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
2 days ago
Origin
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 (8 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 2 days ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  25118.67105822  .00015419  00000-0  57330-3 0  9995
2 60497  97.4059 197.2198 0003386 309.7039  50.3902 15.27608151 38781
Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:06:19.43Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
98.7571°
Altitude
484.584 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 08m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
25.60964°
Longitude
-75.38587°
Altitude
487.97 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 55m 52s
Apparent Declination
-8° 12' 36"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:24:13
Azimuth
289.104° WNW
Elevation
-33.327°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
482.243 km
Perigee altitude
477.598 km
Semi-major axis
6,858.057 km
Eccentricity
0.0003386
Inclination
97.4059°
RAAN
197.2198°
Arg. of periapsis
309.7039°
True anomaly
50.4201°
Mean anomaly
50.3902°
Eccentric anomaly
50.40515°
Mean motion
3.82157 °/min
BSTAR
0.0005733
Orbital period
94.2 mins
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FLOCK 4BE 32 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-01 05:32:01.553Z185.196° SSW2025-05-01 05:35:01.553Z244.483° WSW36.361°2025-05-01 05:38:01.553Z332.826° NNW
4 mins2025-05-01 18:34:01.553Z337.018° NNW2025-05-01 18:36:01.553Z273.949° WNW29.381°2025-05-01 18:38:01.553Z228.275° WSW
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