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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

60561, 2024-149CX

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.7 kg wet, 5.7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.072 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 3
1 60561U 24149CX  26081.21790281  .00022344  00000-0  58600-3 0  9992
2 60561  97.3724 164.4719 0003915 221.3702 138.7247 15.38667037 88957

Epoch: 2026-03-22T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T05:13:46.802Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-93.70052°

Altitude

455.177 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 57m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:04:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.662 km

Perigee altitude

444.318 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.127 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.3724°

RAAN

164.4719°

Arg. of periapsis

221.3702°

True anomaly

138.75428°

Mean anomaly

138.7247°

Eccentric anomaly

138.73949°

Mean motion

3.84926 °/min

Orbital period

93.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000586

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

IPERDRONE.0, 60520

CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA), 60544

ION SCV-012, 60573

HAWK-10C, 60575

FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

CONNECTA IOT-3, 60475

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-22 18:16:26.211Z	15.846° NNE	2026-03-22 18:19:26.211Z	124.347° SE	43.994°	2026-03-22 18:22:26.211Z	187.69° SSW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on other resources

View FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on Heavens-Above

View FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on Keep Track

View FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on Celestrak

View FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on Gunter's Space Page

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