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FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516 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

60516, 2024-149BA

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 (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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 6
1 60516U 24149BA  26227.75399789  .00010506  00000-0  25596-3 0  9996
2 60516  97.3764 311.9070 0005063  91.7373 268.4453 15.41090812111445

Epoch: 2026-08-15T18:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T18:05:45.417Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

76.30743°

Altitude

446.104 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 47m 37s

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

23:27:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

443.277 km

Perigee altitude

436.373 km

Semi-major axis

6,817.962 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

97.3764°

RAAN

311.907°

Arg. of periapsis

91.7373°

True anomaly

268.3873°

Mean anomaly

268.4453°

Eccentric anomaly

268.4163°

Mean motion

3.85533 °/min

Orbital period

93.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00025596

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

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560 (Decayed)

OBJECT BF, 60521 (Decayed)

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

LEMUR 2 TOMATOKECHUP, 60471

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FLOCK 4BE 6 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	2026-08-16 18:02:43.912Z	44.383° NE	2026-08-16 18:04:43.912Z	96.492° ESE	26.195°	2026-08-16 18:06:43.912Z	149.755° SSE
4 mins	2026-08-17 06:04:43.912Z	198.779° SSW	2026-08-17 06:06:43.912Z	273.59° WNW	34.288°	2026-08-17 06:08:43.912Z	327.725° NNW

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FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T18:05:45.417Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 6 Visibility forecast

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