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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

US

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 1
1 60518U 24149BC  26234.75676737  .00017914  00000-0  38521-3 0  9999
2 60518  97.3750 320.7085 0004980  68.3123 291.8656 15.44701507112647

Epoch: 2026-08-22T18:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T18:09:44.700Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

77.20965°

Altitude

434.118 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 22m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

21:35:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

432.577 km

Perigee altitude

425.797 km

Semi-major axis

6,807.324 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.375°

RAAN

320.7085°

Arg. of periapsis

68.3123°

True anomaly

291.81263°

Mean anomaly

291.8656°

Eccentric anomaly

291.83911°

Mean motion

3.86437 °/min

Orbital period

93.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00038521

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

FLOCK 4BE 9, 60514

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

IPERDRONE.0, 60520

CONNECTA IOT-3, 60475

HAWK-10C, 60575

CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA), 60544

ION SCV-012, 60573

OBJECT AU, 60510

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

FLOCK 4BE 19, 60563

UMBRA-10, 60547

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	2026-08-24 18:55:08.069Z	358.562° N	2026-08-24 18:57:08.069Z	308.67° NW	38.379°	2026-08-24 19:00:08.069Z	208.147° SW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Gunter's Space Page

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