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FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 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

60488, 2024-149W

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 31
1 60488U 24149W   26084.46154010  .00019973  00000-0  49058-3 0  9995
2 60488  97.3813 168.7100 0003146 181.6693 178.4543 15.40699273 89476

Epoch: 2026-03-25T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T11:04:37.064Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

179.63107°

Altitude

449.309 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 14m 50s

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

23:15:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

443.127 km

Perigee altitude

438.836 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.119 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.3813°

RAAN

168.71°

Arg. of periapsis

181.6693°

True anomaly

178.45527°

Mean anomaly

178.4543°

Eccentric anomaly

178.45479°

Mean motion

3.85435 °/min

Orbital period

93.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00049058

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

OBJECT BP, 60529 (Decayed)

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

HYPERFIELD-1A, 60562

FLOCK 4BE 27, 60513

FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560

FLOCK 4BE 35, 60558

ORESAT0.5, 60525

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

SATELIOT_3, 60552

UM5-EOSAT, 60555

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

HAWK-10A, 60540

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FLOCK 4BE 31 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.
4 mins	2026-03-26 05:55:39.691Z	200.74° SSW	2026-03-26 05:57:39.691Z	288.804° WNW	34.032°	2026-03-26 05:59:39.691Z	331.173° NNW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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