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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 1
1 60518U 24149BC 26080.78736366 .00027833 00000-0 70996-3 0 9999
2 60518 97.3803 164.9513 0003753 228.4833 131.6091 15.39476861 88916Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:53:48.220Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
62.19732°
Altitude
452.475 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 59m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:40:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
447.155 km
Perigee altitude
442.033 km
Semi-major axis
6,822.731 km
Eccentricity
0.00038
Inclination
97.3803°
RAAN
164.9513°
Arg. of periapsis
228.4833°
True anomaly
131.64125°
Mean anomaly
131.6091°
Eccentric anomaly
131.62517°
Mean motion
3.85129 °/min
Orbital period
93.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00070996
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-03-22 18:50:49.826Z | 353.272° N | 2026-03-22 18:53:49.826Z | 282.757° WNW | 30.613° | 2026-03-22 18:56:49.826Z | 218.665° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-23 05:21:49.826Z | 142.527° SSE | 2026-03-23 05:23:49.826Z | 54.762° ENE | 37.939° | 2026-03-23 05:26:49.826Z | 357.972° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-23 18:15:49.826Z | 22.616° NE | 2026-03-23 18:17:49.826Z | 73.647° E | 40.963° | 2026-03-23 18:20:49.826Z | 181.302° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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