FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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FLOCK 4BE 17 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Planet |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA 24365.38368977 .00018944 00000-0 82112-3 0 9995
2 60492 97.4325 79.0616 0003925 19.1341 341.0042 15.22415093 20592Epoch: 2024-12-30T09:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-30T09:12:30.796Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -158.37317° |
| Altitude | 499.099 km |
| Speed | 7.616 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 16m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -2.25237° |
| Longitude | 21.62727° |
| Altitude | 504.534 km |
| Speed | 7.61 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 41m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -57° 02' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:56:51 |
| Azimuth | 151.699° SSE |
| Elevation | -17.791° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 498.22 km |
| Perigee altitude | 492.824 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,873.659 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003925 |
| Inclination | 97.4325° |
| RAAN | 79.0616° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 19.1341° |
| True anomaly | 340.98955° |
| Mean anomaly | 341.0042° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 340.99688° |
| Mean motion | 3.80856 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00082112 |
| Orbital period | 94.52 mins |
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FLOCK 4BE 17 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2024-12-30 17:39:56.700Z | 30.422° NE | 2024-12-30 17:42:56.700Z | 115.327° SE | 34.21° | 2024-12-30 17:45:56.700Z | 171.717° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-31 05:51:56.700Z | 231.21° WSW | 2024-12-31 05:52:56.700Z | 257.428° W | 23.952° | 2024-12-31 05:55:56.700Z | 319.819° NNW |
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