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FLOCK 4BE 14, 60517

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 14, 60517 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

60517, 2024-149BB

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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 14
1 60517U 24149BB  26219.76471220  .00010154  00000-0  23557-3 0  9994
2 60517  97.3670 304.0308 0006070 109.9211 250.2691 15.42570859110279

Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:21:11.134Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

72.44868°

Altitude

443.046 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 16m 07s

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

15:43:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

439.595 km

Perigee altitude

431.323 km

Semi-major axis

6,813.596 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.367°

RAAN

304.0308°

Arg. of periapsis

109.9211°

True anomaly

250.20364°

Mean anomaly

250.2691°

Eccentric anomaly

250.23637°

Mean motion

3.85903 °/min

Orbital period

93.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00023557

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

FLOCK 4BE 26, 60484

OBJECT BP, 60529 (Decayed)

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

PICO-02G027, 60566 (Decayed)

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

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FLOCK 4BE 14 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	2026-08-08 05:23:29.150Z	139.979° SSE	2026-08-08 05:25:29.150Z	88.672° E	33.252°	2026-08-08 05:28:29.150Z	4.747° NNE
4 mins	2026-08-08 18:17:29.150Z	44.647° NE	2026-08-08 18:18:29.150Z	85.432° E	35.687°	2026-08-08 18:21:29.150Z	173.024° S

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FLOCK 4BE 14, 60517

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:21:11.134Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 14 Visibility forecast

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