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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492 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

60492, 2024-149AA

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 17
1 60492U 24149AA  26087.18453436  .00019329  00000-0  53045-3 0  9992
2 60492  97.3796 170.0573 0003872 169.3154 190.8173 15.37293518 89804

Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:25:43.768Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-81.98347°

Altitude

459.83 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 20m 13s

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

19:21:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

453.703 km

Perigee altitude

448.414 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.195 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.3796°

RAAN

170.0573°

Arg. of periapsis

169.3154°

True anomaly

190.80898°

Mean anomaly

190.8173°

Eccentric anomaly

190.81314°

Mean motion

3.84582 °/min

Orbital period

93.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00053045

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

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PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4BE 17 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	2026-03-28 17:30:22.610Z	56.568° ENE	2026-03-28 17:32:22.610Z	96.353° ESE	16.4°	2026-03-28 17:34:22.610Z	134.684° SE
4 mins	2026-03-29 05:34:22.610Z	172.088° S	2026-03-29 05:35:22.610Z	180.98° SSW	41.639°	2026-03-29 05:38:22.610Z	345.781° N

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FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

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: 2026-03-28T04:25:43.768Z)

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