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FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499 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

60499, 2024-149AH

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 30
1 60499U 24149AH  25192.20298810  .00005293  00000-0  19030-3 0  9992
2 60499  97.4128 270.6465 0004877  62.2521 297.9213 15.29052492 49392

Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:52:18.171Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-91.7875°

Altitude

480.181 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 02m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.7917°

Longitude

-105.47397°

Altitude

485.904 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 46m 32s

Apparent Declination

17° 16' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:43:37

Azimuth

327.106° NNW

Elevation

-26.043°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.94 km

Perigee altitude

472.255 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.735 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

97.4128°

RAAN

270.6465°

Arg. of periapsis

62.2521°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

297.9213°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82518 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0001903

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

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NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 30 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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 17:59:35.459Z	17.463° NNE	2025-07-11 18:02:35.459Z	75.114° E	42.736°	2025-07-11 18:05:35.459Z	183.986° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-12 04:35:35.459Z	103.544° ESE	2025-07-12 04:36:35.459Z	80.526° E	20.731°	2025-07-12 04:39:35.459Z	19.212° NNE

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