FLOCK 4BE-35 (60558)

COSPAR: 2024-149CU | Alt Name: Flock 4be-35

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 16, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

60558

International Designator

2024-149CU

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:58:16 GMT

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Inclination

97.36°

Right Ascension

288.90°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

191.16°

Period

91.32 min

Mean Motion

15.77 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

FLOCK 4BE-35

Alternative Name

Flock 4be-35

Type

Payload

Status

Partially operational

Owner

PLAN

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 60558U 24149CU  26200.79046955  .00151108  00000+0  92847-3 0  9997
2 60558  97.3647 288.8994 0004589 191.1633 168.9532 15.76795047107586

Source: Celestrak

Summary
FLOCK 4BE-35 is a CubeSat (3U) satellite built by PLAN and owned by the same entity. It was launched on August 16, 2024, from AFWTR Launch Site SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and diameter, with a span also measuring 0.3 meters. Weighing 5.7 kilograms at launch, it is equipped with PS0, PS1 or PS2 imaging payloads and powered by solar cells and batteries. Its mission focuses on technology and its operational lifetime ranges from approximately one year for ISS orbits to two to three years for sun-synchronous orbits (SSO).
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.3

Dry Mass

5.7

Launch Mass

5.7

Shape

Box+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Dove 2516

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

PLAN

Life Expectancy

~ 1 year (ISS orbit); 2-3 years (SSO)

Bus

Cubesat 3U

Configuration

CubeSat (3U)

Motor

None (most); FEEP (#Flock-3p')

Equipment

PS0, PS1 or PS2 imaging payload

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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