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FLOCK 4BE-15

NORAD 60491· COSPAR 2024-149Z· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 16, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-06-18 18:07 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Planet Labs
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Planet Labs
Launched
Aug 16, 2024
Mass
Apogee
394 km
Perigee
390 km
Inclination
97.37°
Period
1.54 h
Part of the Planet (Dove / SuperDove) constellation · this satellite is one of 111 (planned: 200)

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FLOCK 4BE-15 across 21 days of archived orbital elements (22 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-12.7 km
Rate
-0.61 km/day
Now
390 × 394 km
397405390May 29Jun 19
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-149 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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