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FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559 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

60559, 2024-149CV

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 5
1 60559U 24149CV  26303.54632256  .00011069  00000-0  23440-3 0  9995
2 60559  97.3769  29.2233 0004369 143.6868 216.4678 15.45272079123144

Epoch: 2026-10-30T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T13:06:42.269Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

153.68233°

Altitude

436.097 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 56m 53s

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

01:12:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

430.483 km

Perigee altitude

424.536 km

Semi-major axis

6,805.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.3769°

RAAN

29.2233°

Arg. of periapsis

143.6868°

True anomaly

216.43806°

Mean anomaly

216.4678°

Eccentric anomaly

216.45293°

Mean motion

3.8658 °/min

Orbital period

93.12 mins

BSTAR

0.0002344

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

FLOCK 4BE 35, 60558 (Decayed)

SEDNA-1, 60580

BRO-14, 60551

DEIMOS, 60526

PICO-02I029, 60568 (Decayed)

OBJECT BF, 60521 (Decayed)

PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4BE 5 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	2026-11-01 05:38:34.726Z	151.24° SSE	2026-11-01 05:41:34.726Z	84.923° E	50.136°	2026-11-01 05:44:34.726Z	0.198° NNE
5 mins	2026-11-01 18:31:34.726Z	29.831° NE	2026-11-01 18:33:34.726Z	115.874° SE	53.326°	2026-11-01 18:36:34.726Z	179.208° S

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FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T13:06:42.269Z)

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

FLOCK 4BE 5 Visibility forecast

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