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FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515 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

60515, 2024-149AZ

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 (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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 8
1 60515U 24149AZ  25353.46712212  .00080769  00000-0  16063-2 0  9998
2 60515  97.3889  72.0280 0003287 216.7029 143.3996 15.46653756 74744

Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T11:12:39.351Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

175.55618°

Altitude

431.446 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 06s

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

01:51:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

425.689 km

Perigee altitude

421.217 km

Semi-major axis

6,801.59 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.3889°

RAAN

72.028°

Arg. of periapsis

216.7029°

True anomaly

143.42205°

Mean anomaly

143.3996°

Eccentric anomaly

143.41083°

Mean motion

3.86926 °/min

Orbital period

93.04 mins

BSTAR

0.0016063

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

HAWK-10B, 60545

FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559

FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490

FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

SATELIOT_2, 60534

UM5-RIBAT, 60554

UMBRA-09, 60541

OBJECT A, 60468

PICO-02B022, 60571 (Decayed)

PICO-02G027, 60566

PICO-02F026, 60567

UMBRA-10, 60547

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FLOCK 4BE 8 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	2025-12-20 05:59:34.750Z	223.907° SW	2025-12-20 06:00:34.750Z	256.128° W	26.559°	2025-12-20 06:03:34.750Z	325.646° NNW

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