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FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 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

60491, 2024-149Z

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Non-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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 15
1 60491U 24149Z   26260.22860715  .00364847  00000-0  13433-2 0  9995
2 60491  97.3566 350.4935 0005001 243.6852 116.3906 15.87341042116877

Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:29:11.657Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-87.97392°

Altitude

314.412 km

Speed

7.719 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 21m 58s

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

13:19:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

309.959 km

Perigee altitude

303.273 km

Semi-major axis

6,684.753 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.3566°

RAAN

350.4935°

Arg. of periapsis

243.6852°

True anomaly

116.44192°

Mean anomaly

116.3906°

Eccentric anomaly

116.41626°

Mean motion

3.97114 °/min

Orbital period

90.65 mins

BSTAR

0.0013433

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

PICO-02C023, 60564 (Decayed)

NIGHTJAR, 60535

TROOP-F2, 60557 (Decayed)

LEMU-NGE, 60532

EAGLEEYE, 60508

TANAGER-1 4001, 60507

FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

FLOCK 4BE 33, 60502 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490

PICO-02F026, 60567 (Decayed)

SATELIOT_2, 60534

FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559

HAWK-10B, 60545

PICO-02A021, 60538

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FLOCK 4BE 15 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	2026-09-18 05:49:39.443Z	137.523° SSE	2026-09-18 05:51:39.443Z	76.878° E	32.001°	2026-09-18 05:53:39.443Z	12.035° NNE

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491 on Gunter's Space Page

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