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
Non-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: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 FLOCK 4BE 12
1 60560U 24149CW 26183.50354946 .00311193 00000-0 15239-2 0 9993
2 60560 97.3607 272.2140 0007459 238.9583 121.0954 15.81413969104994Epoch: 2026-07-02T12:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-02T12:05:06.673Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
170.39119°
Altitude
332.202 km
Speed
7.708 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 08m 51s
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
16:45:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
328.322 km
Perigee altitude
318.325 km
Semi-major axis
6,701.461 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.3607°
RAAN
272.214°
Arg. of periapsis
238.9583°
True anomaly
121.16856°
Mean anomaly
121.0954°
Eccentric anomaly
121.13198°
Mean motion
3.9563 °/min
Orbital period
90.99 mins
BSTAR
0.0015239
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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
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