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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

14 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 (11 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 14 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 32
1 60497U 24149AF  25192.78335941  .00005890  00000-0  21161-3 0  9991
2 60497  97.4048 270.9137 0005621  56.7247 303.4531 15.29020676 50107

Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:48:02.253Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

58.97398°

Altitude

479.718 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 03m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.72075°

Longitude

62.06699°

Altitude

484.959 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 00m 50s

Apparent Declination

-54° 03' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:12:49

Azimuth

224.273° SW

Elevation

-32.89°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.545 km

Perigee altitude

471.84 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.829 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

97.4048°

RAAN

270.9137°

Arg. of periapsis

56.7247°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.4531°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8251 °/min

Orbital period

94.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00021161

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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	2025-07-12 17:22:16.188Z	53.704° ENE	2025-07-12 17:24:16.188Z	96.462° ESE	20.044°	2025-07-12 17:26:16.188Z	138.27° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-13 05:29:16.188Z	182.936° SSW	2025-07-13 05:31:16.188Z	225.803° WSW	39.263°	2025-07-13 05:34:16.188Z	337.119° NNW

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