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FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 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

60518, 2024-149BC

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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 1
1 60518U 24149BC  26155.01347731  .00020613  00000-0  48253-3 0  9992
2 60518  97.3779 239.9002 0003362 358.8581   1.2658 15.42146793100343

Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:19:24.439Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-17.41546°

Altitude

440.604 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 59m 36s

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

02:18:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

439.001 km

Perigee altitude

434.419 km

Semi-major axis

6,814.847 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.3779°

RAAN

239.9002°

Arg. of periapsis

358.8581°

True anomaly

1.26665°

Mean anomaly

1.2658°

Eccentric anomaly

1.26623°

Mean motion

3.85797 °/min

Orbital period

93.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00048253

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

LEMU-NGE, 60532

SEDNA-1, 60580

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

TYCHE, 60496

LEMUR 2 SIERRINI, 60579

PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4BE 1 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	2026-06-06 18:17:37.335Z	27.027° NE	2026-06-06 18:19:37.335Z	73.752° E	36.707°	2026-06-06 18:22:37.335Z	174.646° S
4 mins	2026-06-07 06:19:37.335Z	220.749° SW	2026-06-07 06:21:37.335Z	277.117° WNW	23.08°	2026-06-07 06:23:37.335Z	318.199° NNW

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FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:19:24.439Z)

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Orbital elements

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

FLOCK 4BE 1 Visibility forecast

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