FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 12
1 60560U 24149CW 25300.18023518 .00018585 00000-0 58099-3 0 9996
2 60560 97.3955 18.3823 0005207 60.5227 299.6535 15.33192789 66557Epoch: 2025-10-27T04:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T04:19:32.319Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-82.28815°
Altitude
467.64 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 13m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:36:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
466.804 km
Perigee altitude
459.679 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.378 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
97.3955°
RAAN
18.3823°
Arg. of periapsis
60.5227°
True anomaly
299.60163°
Mean anomaly
299.6535°
Eccentric anomaly
299.62757°
Mean motion
3.83555 °/min
Orbital period
93.86 mins
BSTAR
0.00058099
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FLOCK 4BE 12 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-28 05:30:53.189Z | 175.945° S | 2025-10-28 05:33:53.189Z | 291.879° WNW | 42.409° | 2025-10-28 05:36:53.189Z | 342.86° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-28 18:29:53.189Z | 346.638° N | 2025-10-28 18:30:53.189Z | 313.264° NW | 37.048° | 2025-10-28 18:33:53.189Z | 211.325° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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