FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 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 3
1 60561U 24149CX 26295.77549602 .00024309 00000-0 48751-3 0 9998
2 60561 97.3630 21.2583 0004253 167.3603 192.7754 15.46691124122020Epoch: 2026-10-22T18:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T18:36:42.856Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
70.87418°
Altitude
432.364 km
Speed
7.651 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 25m 01s
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
06:42:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
426.235 km
Perigee altitude
420.449 km
Semi-major axis
6,801.479 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
97.363°
RAAN
21.2583°
Arg. of periapsis
167.3603°
True anomaly
192.76463°
Mean anomaly
192.7754°
Eccentric anomaly
192.77001°
Mean motion
3.86935 °/min
Orbital period
93.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00048751
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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 3 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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| 5 mins | 2026-10-23 18:27:48.081Z | 25.062° NE | 2026-10-23 18:30:48.081Z | 127.276° SE | 47.551° | 2026-10-23 18:32:48.081Z | 173.324° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-24 06:27:48.081Z | 216.108° SW | 2026-10-24 06:29:48.081Z | 272.846° WNW | 27.015° | 2026-10-24 06:31:48.081Z | 317.893° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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