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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: 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 88916

Epoch: 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

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

01:10:33

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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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.
6 mins	2026-03-23 05:20:39.870Z	151.038° SSE	2026-03-23 05:23:39.870Z	67.119° ENE	38.544°	2026-03-23 05:26:39.870Z	358.592° N
4 mins	2026-03-23 18:16:39.870Z	29.577° NE	2026-03-23 18:17:39.870Z	60.31° ENE	39.706°	2026-03-23 18:20:39.870Z	180.64° SSW

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FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:53:48.220Z)

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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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