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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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  26296.98216861  .00023265  00000-0  45025-3 0  9999
2 60497  97.3652  22.6943 0004625 159.3607 200.7831 15.47732574122218

Epoch: 2026-10-23T23:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-23T23:34:19.367Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-3.2813°

Altitude

429.432 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 30m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

21:32:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

423.432 km

Perigee altitude

417.144 km

Semi-major axis

6,798.425 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.3652°

RAAN

22.6943°

Arg. of periapsis

159.3607°

True anomaly

200.7643°

Mean anomaly

200.7831°

Eccentric anomaly

200.7737°

Mean motion

3.87196 °/min

Orbital period

92.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00045025

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

PICO-02E025, 60572 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 35, 60558 (Decayed)

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

ION SCV-012, 60573

FLOCK 4BE 16, 60483 (Decayed)

PHISAT 2, 60470

SATELIOT_1, 60550

SATELIOT_3, 60552

LEMU-NGE, 60532

ICEYE-X39, 60546

FLOCK 4BE 19, 60563

ICEYE-X33, 60548

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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	2026-10-25 05:12:21.114Z	111.982° ESE	2026-10-25 05:14:21.114Z	65.23° ENE	20.793°	2026-10-25 05:16:21.114Z	23.749° NE

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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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