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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

60505, 2024-149AP

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 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 (11 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 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 24
1 60505U 24149AP  25191.47062810  .00005840  00000-0  20660-3 0  9996
2 60505  97.4051 269.7686 0006190  72.3103 287.8812 15.29528993 49912

Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:17:42.267Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

171.70606°

Altitude

479.022 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 59m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.52045°

Longitude

176.24969°

Altitude

488.642 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 46m 32s

Apparent Declination

-42° 18' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:59:58

Azimuth

109.974° ESE

Elevation

-53.979°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.414 km

Perigee altitude

469.931 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.309 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

97.4051°

RAAN

269.7686°

Arg. of periapsis

72.3103°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

287.8812°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82638 °/min

Orbital period

94.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0002066

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

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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

FLOCK 4BE 24 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.
5 mins	2025-07-11 04:42:52.032Z	122.695° SE	2025-07-11 04:44:52.032Z	74.884° E	25.579°	2025-07-11 04:47:52.032Z	12.239° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-11 17:42:52.032Z	48.51° ENE	2025-07-11 17:43:52.032Z	77.335° E	30.285°	2025-07-11 17:46:52.032Z	162.326° S

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