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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 (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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 14
1 60517U 24149BB  25345.17870488  .00024110  00000-0  72550-3 0  9991
2 60517  97.3882  63.0674 0004220 238.8188 121.2642 15.34356444 73434

Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:17:20.101Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-81.40476°

Altitude

467.442 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 12m 16s

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

13:54:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

462.664 km

Perigee altitude

456.893 km

Semi-major axis

6,837.916 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.3882°

RAAN

63.0674°

Arg. of periapsis

238.8188°

True anomaly

121.30552°

Mean anomaly

121.2642°

Eccentric anomaly

121.28486°

Mean motion

3.83846 °/min

Orbital period

93.79 mins

BSTAR

0.0007255

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CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

EAGLEEYE, 60508

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-11 18:56:44.445Z	328.862° NNW	2025-12-11 18:58:44.445Z	279.262° WNW	21.512°	2025-12-11 19:00:44.445Z	239.406° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-12 05:28:44.445Z	172.879° S	2025-12-12 05:30:44.445Z	327.77° NNW	42.736°	2025-12-12 05:33:44.445Z	346.212° N

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FLOCK 4BE 14, 60517

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:17:20.101Z)

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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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