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FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 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

60518, 2024-149BC

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 1
1 60518U 24149BC  26087.22169284  .00026214  00000-0  66265-3 0  9990
2 60518  97.3796 171.4373 0004248 205.4108 154.6929 15.39764342 89903

Epoch: 2026-03-28T05:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T05:19:14.261Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-94.01715°

Altitude

452.545 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:46:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

446.642 km

Perigee altitude

440.846 km

Semi-major axis

6,821.881 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.3796°

RAAN

171.4373°

Arg. of periapsis

205.4108°

True anomaly

154.7137°

Mean anomaly

154.6929°

Eccentric anomaly

154.7033°

Mean motion

3.85201 °/min

Orbital period

93.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00066265

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

ICEYE-X39, 60546

TROOP-F2, 60557

PHISAT 2, 60470

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

FLOCK 4BE 28, 60519

FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

SATELIOT_1, 60550

OBJECT BQ, 60530

TOMORROW-S1, 60479

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FLOCK 4BE 1 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 18:21:35.728Z	15.8° NNE	2026-03-28 18:24:35.728Z	162.459° S	42.415°	2026-03-28 18:26:35.728Z	187.103° SSW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518 on Gunter's Space Page

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