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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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 30
1 60499U 24149AH  25188.21095865  .00008660  00000-0  31001-3 0  9996
2 60499  97.4126 266.6695 0005135  72.7918 287.3884 15.29002111 48786

Epoch: 2025-07-07T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T05:03:46.827Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-94.69917°

Altitude

480.846 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 46m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.19822°

Longitude

15.14626°

Altitude

510.489 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 04m 00s

Apparent Declination

-64° 03' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:25:37

Azimuth

190.019° SSW

Elevation

-65.216°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.268 km

Perigee altitude

472.229 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.885 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

97.4126°

RAAN

266.6695°

Arg. of periapsis

72.7918°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

287.3884°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82506 °/min

Orbital period

94.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00031001

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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	2025-07-08 04:45:53.766Z	129.296° SE	2025-07-08 04:47:53.766Z	86.96° E	26.762°	2025-07-08 04:50:53.766Z	13.508° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-08 17:45:53.766Z	36.374° NE	2025-07-08 17:47:53.766Z	94.162° ESE	33.727°	2025-07-08 17:50:53.766Z	168.733° S

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