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FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509 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

60509, 2024-149AT

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 29
1 60509U 24149AT  26235.23751447  .00022932  00000-0  44038-3 0  9991
2 60509  97.3778 322.2868 0003789  91.3434 268.8251 15.47963194112774

Epoch: 2026-08-23T05:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T05:42:01.250Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-94.75486°

Altitude

425.868 km

Speed

7.656 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 29m 08s

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

02:04:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

422.188 km

Perigee altitude

417.037 km

Semi-major axis

6,797.75 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.3778°

RAAN

322.2868°

Arg. of periapsis

91.3434°

True anomaly

268.78169°

Mean anomaly

268.8251°

Eccentric anomaly

268.8034°

Mean motion

3.87254 °/min

Orbital period

92.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00044038

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

FLOCK 4BE 27, 60513

FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560 (Decayed)

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561

FLOCK 4BE 2, 60511

FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505

OBJECT BF, 60521 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 13, 60512

FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

NIGHTJAR, 60535

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FLOCK 4BE 29 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	2026-08-25 18:45:31.246Z	12.187° NNE	2026-08-25 18:48:31.246Z	187.911° SSW	44.329°	2026-08-25 18:50:31.246Z	192.284° SSW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509 on Gunter's Space Page

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