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FLOCK 4BE 33, 60502

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 33, 60502 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

60502, 2024-149AL

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 33
1 60502U 24149AL  25247.20755487  .00015853  00000-0  56665-3 0  9994
2 60502  97.4008 324.7094 0004647 208.2060 151.8929 15.28894666 58396

Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:58:52.74Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-93.58374°

Altitude

485.03 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 38m 50s

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

05:14:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.254 km

Perigee altitude

472.884 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.206 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.4008°

RAAN

324.7094°

Arg. of periapsis

208.206°

True anomaly

151.91797°

Mean anomaly

151.8929°

Eccentric anomaly

151.90544°

Mean motion

3.82479 °/min

Orbital period

94.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00056665

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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

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 33 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.
6 mins	2025-09-04 18:06:11.813Z	12.282° NNE	2025-09-04 18:09:11.813Z	19.357° NNE	44.42°	2025-09-04 18:12:11.813Z	192.28° SSW
4 mins	2025-09-05 04:42:11.813Z	109.615° ESE	2025-09-05 04:43:11.813Z	83.871° E	24.631°	2025-09-05 04:46:11.813Z	15.801° NNE