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FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501 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

60501, 2024-149AK

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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 11
1 60501U 24149AK  26260.18186771  .00036625  00000-0  73813-3 0  9994
2 60501  97.3640 345.5961 0002360 299.1206  60.9807 15.46471953116559

Epoch: 2026-09-17T04:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T04:21:53.370Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-75.99906°

Altitude

429.405 km

Speed

7.654 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 02m 23s

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

14:41:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

425.591 km

Perigee altitude

422.38 km

Semi-major axis

6,802.122 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.364°

RAAN

345.5961°

Arg. of periapsis

299.1206°

True anomaly

61.00435°

Mean anomaly

60.9807°

Eccentric anomaly

60.99253°

Mean motion

3.8688 °/min

Orbital period

93.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00073813

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

PICO-02F026, 60567 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 4BE 11 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	2026-09-18 05:21:20.161Z	127.866° SE	2026-09-18 05:23:20.161Z	76.612° E	30.472°	2026-09-18 05:26:20.161Z	9.577° NNE
4 mins	2026-09-18 18:13:20.161Z	59.634° ENE	2026-09-18 18:14:20.161Z	93.682° ESE	31.621°	2026-09-18 18:17:20.161Z	162.602° S

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FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T04:21:53.370Z)

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