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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

US

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 (2 years 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 11
1 60501U 24149AK  26227.80935630  .00014660  00000-0  31408-3 0  9991
2 60501  97.3673 312.7414 0004696  75.7375 284.4394 15.44855627111554

Epoch: 2026-08-15T19:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T19:25:28.384Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

57.15824°

Altitude

434.131 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 57s

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

21:59:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

431.93 km

Perigee altitude

425.537 km

Semi-major axis

6,806.87 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.3673°

RAAN

312.7414°

Arg. of periapsis

75.7375°

True anomaly

284.38728°

Mean anomaly

284.4394°

Eccentric anomaly

284.41334°

Mean motion

3.86475 °/min

Orbital period

93.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00031408

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

OBJECT BP, 60529 (Decayed)

OBJECT AU, 60510

FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

FLOCK 4BE 19, 60563

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

PICO-02C023, 60564 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 TOMATOKECHUP, 60471

PICO-02I029, 60568 (Decayed)

PICO-02F026, 60567 (Decayed)

OBJECT A, 60468

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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.
4 mins	2026-08-17 05:46:28.952Z	162.994° S	2026-08-17 05:47:28.952Z	153.432° SSE	42.283°	2026-08-17 05:50:28.952Z	349.916° N

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 on Gunter's Space Page

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