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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 11
1 60501U 24149AK 25295.47562675 .00023065 00000-0 73193-3 0 9999
2 60501 97.3941 13.2819 0005270 56.7484 303.4263 15.32669094 65815Epoch: 2025-10-22T11:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-22T11:24:54.151Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
170.90757°
Altitude
468.974 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 53m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:31:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
468.407 km
Perigee altitude
461.195 km
Semi-major axis
6,842.938 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
97.3941°
RAAN
13.2819°
Arg. of periapsis
56.7484°
True anomaly
303.37588°
Mean anomaly
303.4263°
Eccentric anomaly
303.40109°
Mean motion
3.83424 °/min
Orbital period
93.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00073193
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-23 04:47:21.359Z | 129.89° SE | 2025-10-23 04:50:21.359Z | 59.42° ENE | 25.331° | 2025-10-23 04:52:21.359Z | 16.967° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-23 17:46:21.359Z | 49.844° ENE | 2025-10-23 17:47:21.359Z | 79.388° E | 29.859° | 2025-10-23 17:50:21.359Z | 162.205° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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