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FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 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
60501, 2024-149AK
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
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 (9 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 16 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 11
1 60501U 24149AK  25123.77947247  .00014825  00000-0  54507-3 0  9996
2 60501  97.4041 202.2927 0003654 290.1267  69.9579 15.27985683 39560
Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:42:26.421Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
59.76578°
Altitude
484.077 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 29m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
23.08983°
Longitude
57.26222°
Altitude
484.978 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 27m 17s
Apparent Declination
-11° 19' 55"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:21:18
Azimuth
279.846° WNW
Elevation
-29.011°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
481.295 km
Perigee altitude
476.284 km
Semi-major axis
6,856.927 km
Eccentricity
0.0003654
Inclination
97.4041°
RAAN
202.2927°
Arg. of periapsis
290.1267°
True anomaly
69.99724°
Mean anomaly
69.9579°
Eccentric anomaly
69.97757°
Mean motion
3.82251 °/min
BSTAR
0.00054507
Orbital period
94.18 mins
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FLOCK 4BE 11 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-04 17:17:31.320Z53.043° ENE2025-05-04 17:19:31.320Z93.154° ESE19.178°2025-05-04 17:21:31.320Z134.808° SE
4 mins2025-05-04 18:51:31.320Z321.622° NNW2025-05-04 18:52:31.320Z299.384° NW20.025°2025-05-04 18:55:31.320Z240.026° WSW
5 mins2025-05-05 05:25:31.320Z183.355° SSW2025-05-05 05:27:31.320Z262.986° W41.899°2025-05-05 05:30:31.320Z340.247° N
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