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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 (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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 1
1 60518U 24149BC  26036.17011416  .00026082  00000-0  70750-3 0  9998
2 60518  97.3874 120.0283 0004980  56.6159 303.5562 15.37588815 82059

Epoch: 2026-02-05T04:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T04:04:57.863Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-76.53899°

Altitude

454.477 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 00m 06s

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

18:29:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

453.584 km

Perigee altitude

446.783 km

Semi-major axis

6,828.32 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.3874°

RAAN

120.0283°

Arg. of periapsis

56.6159°

True anomaly

303.50863°

Mean anomaly

303.5562°

Eccentric anomaly

303.53242°

Mean motion

3.84656 °/min

Orbital period

93.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0007075

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

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

GNOMES-5, 60574

FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480

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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	2026-02-05 18:41:53.180Z	354.422° N	2026-02-05 18:44:53.180Z	261.118° W	33.313°	2026-02-05 18:46:53.180Z	217.676° SW
5 mins	2026-02-06 05:12:53.180Z	140.757° SSE	2026-02-06 05:14:53.180Z	84.25° E	35.06°	2026-02-06 05:17:53.180Z	3.082° NNE

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FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T04:04:57.863Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 1 Visibility forecast

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