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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

12 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 30
1 60499U 24149AH  25199.46680403  .00007152  00000-0  25531-3 0  9999
2 60499  97.4114 277.8834 0004341  42.8056 317.3522 15.29160670 50502

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:12:11.868Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

173.31609°

Altitude

479.234 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 31m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.30637°

Longitude

-142.9373°

Altitude

507.93 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 39m 11s

Apparent Declination

-61° 18' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:12:06

Azimuth

169.415° S

Elevation

-68.027°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.249 km

Perigee altitude

472.299 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.411 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.4114°

RAAN

277.8834°

Arg. of periapsis

42.8056°

True anomaly

317.31849°

Mean anomaly

317.3522°

Eccentric anomaly

317.33534°

Mean motion

3.82545 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00025531

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:37:29.925Z	120.008° SE	2025-07-19 04:39:29.925Z	79.443° E	22.098°	2025-07-19 04:42:29.925Z	17.26° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 17:37:29.925Z	47.397° ENE	2025-07-19 17:39:29.925Z	103.342° ESE	27.56°	2025-07-19 17:42:29.925Z	162.001° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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