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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

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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 11
1 60501U 24149AK  26035.80803071  .00023221  00000-0  62696-3 0  9997
2 60501  97.3801 118.8464 0004556  39.1350 321.0223 15.37759870 81975

Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:23:33.853Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

52.98605°

Altitude

453.431 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 55m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

12:31:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.787 km

Perigee altitude

446.566 km

Semi-major axis

6,827.813 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.3801°

RAAN

118.8464°

Arg. of periapsis

39.135°

True anomaly

320.98945°

Mean anomaly

321.0223°

Eccentric anomaly

321.00587°

Mean motion

3.84699 °/min

Orbital period

93.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00062696

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

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FLOCK 4BE 11 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	2026-02-05 17:49:15.690Z	35.023° NE	2026-02-05 17:52:15.690Z	110.126° ESE	28.021°	2026-02-05 17:54:15.690Z	156.773° SSE
5 mins	2026-02-06 05:53:15.690Z	201.763° SSW	2026-02-06 05:55:15.690Z	262.908° W	31.799°	2026-02-06 05:58:15.690Z	330.927° NNW

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FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:23:33.853Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 11 Visibility forecast

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