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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

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 (1 year 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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 24
1 60505U 24149AP  26042.61959734  .00020329  00000-0  54474-3 0  9997
2 60505  97.3805 125.9403 0004092  29.4087 330.7388 15.38022234 83035

Epoch: 2026-02-11T14:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-11T14:52:13.210Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

121.20215°

Altitude

452.635 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 23m 45s

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

03:02:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

451.693 km

Perigee altitude

446.105 km

Semi-major axis

6,827.036 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

97.3805°

RAAN

125.9403°

Arg. of periapsis

29.4087°

True anomaly

330.71587°

Mean anomaly

330.7388°

Eccentric anomaly

330.72734°

Mean motion

3.84764 °/min

Orbital period

93.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00054474

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

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-12 05:03:19.950Z	139.015° SSE	2026-02-12 05:06:19.950Z	66.761° ENE	30.067°	2026-02-12 05:08:19.950Z	14.261° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-12 17:58:19.950Z	27.054° NE	2026-02-12 18:01:19.950Z	96.285° ESE	34.054°	2026-02-12 18:04:19.950Z	170.482° S

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FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-11T14:52:13.210Z)

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