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FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487 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

60487, 2024-149V

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 (2 years 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 25
1 60487U 24149V   26087.20365588  .00017306  00000-0  48595-3 0  9996
2 60487  97.3820 169.9325 0003157 160.9433 199.1930 15.36605294 89799

Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:53:15.868Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-89.01088°

Altitude

461.308 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 43s

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

15:55:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.256 km

Perigee altitude

450.943 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.236 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

97.382°

RAAN

169.9325°

Arg. of periapsis

160.9433°

True anomaly

199.18111°

Mean anomaly

199.193°

Eccentric anomaly

199.18706°

Mean motion

3.8441 °/min

Orbital period

93.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00048595

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

TANAGER-1 4001, 60507

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FLOCK 4BE 25 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	2026-03-28 17:57:18.554Z	30.49° NE	2026-03-28 18:00:18.554Z	113.94° SE	32.41°	2026-03-28 18:02:18.554Z	163.658° S
4 mins	2026-03-29 06:02:18.554Z	217.023° SW	2026-03-29 06:04:18.554Z	279.833° WNW	26.363°	2026-03-29 06:06:18.554Z	321.485° NNW

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FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:53:15.868Z)

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