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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

Country

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 (1 year 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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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 30
1 60499U 24149AH  25247.15552161  .00019376  00000-0  66241-3 0  9992
2 60499  97.4080 325.4173 0003678 194.4293 165.6843 15.30309005 57796

Epoch: 2025-09-04T03:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T03:43:57.067Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-74.09259°

Altitude

480.437 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 41m 40s

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

05:13:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.361 km

Perigee altitude

469.322 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.979 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.408°

RAAN

325.4173°

Arg. of periapsis

194.4293°

True anomaly

165.69472°

Mean anomaly

165.6843°

Eccentric anomaly

165.68951°

Mean motion

3.82833 °/min

Orbital period

94.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00066241

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

OBJECT A, 60468

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

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.
5 mins	2025-09-04 18:25:12.870Z	358.559° N	2025-09-04 18:28:12.870Z	250.126° W	36.993°	2025-09-04 18:30:12.870Z	211.069° SW
5 mins	2025-09-05 04:59:12.870Z	136.493° SSE	2025-09-05 05:01:12.870Z	77.108° E	34.293°	2025-09-05 05:04:12.870Z	4.171° NNE