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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). 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

60492, 2024-149AA

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

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 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  25118.19028754  .00016639  00000-0  63656-3 0  9998
2 60492  97.4129 196.7403 0002176 300.0534  60.0488 15.26648403 38697

Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:34:00.843Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-88.17107°

Altitude

488.194 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 06m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-28.36994°

Longitude

-83.77921°

Altitude

495.267 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 36m 18s

Apparent Declination

-37° 46' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:19:32

Azimuth

263.527° W

Elevation

-63.449°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.29 km

Perigee altitude

481.304 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.934 km

Eccentricity

0.0002176

Inclination

97.4129°

RAAN

196.7403°

Arg. of periapsis

300.0534°

True anomaly

60.07041°

Mean anomaly

60.0488°

Eccentric anomaly

60.0596°

Mean motion

3.81916 °/min

BSTAR

0.00063656

Orbital period

94.26 mins

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

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NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 17 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	2025-04-28 17:42:51.225Z	27.267° NE	2025-04-28 17:45:51.225Z	97.546° ESE	35.165°	2025-04-28 17:48:51.225Z	170.71° S
4 mins	2025-04-29 04:18:51.225Z	108.86° ESE	2025-04-29 04:20:51.225Z	74.316° E	16.089°	2025-04-29 04:22:51.225Z	35.611° NE
4 mins	2025-04-29 05:52:51.225Z	223.698° SW	2025-04-29 05:54:51.225Z	277.792° WNW	23.708°	2025-04-29 05:56:51.225Z	317.131° NNW

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