FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 24
1 60505U 24149AP 25261.17540011 .00014234 00000-0 47332-3 0 9997
2 60505 97.3986 339.2372 0005851 166.2557 193.8845 15.31264312 60574Epoch: 2025-09-18T04:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T04:12:34.569Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-81.24761°
Altitude
479.037 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 36m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:57:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
472.996 km
Perigee altitude
464.983 km
Semi-major axis
6,847.127 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
97.3986°
RAAN
339.2372°
Arg. of periapsis
166.2557°
True anomaly
193.86842°
Mean anomaly
193.8845°
Eccentric anomaly
193.87646°
Mean motion
3.83072 °/min
Orbital period
93.98 mins
BSTAR
0.00047332
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4BE 24 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 05:25:28.354Z | 172.662° S | 2025-09-19 05:28:28.354Z | 227.325° WSW | 43.75° | 2025-09-19 05:31:28.354Z | 343.597° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 18:25:28.354Z | 353.447° N | 2025-09-19 18:27:28.354Z | 268.564° W | 38.995° | 2025-09-19 18:30:28.354Z | 207.242° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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