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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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 3
1 60561U 24149CX  26065.80215124  .00022870  00000-0  61162-3 0  9998
2 60561  97.3746 148.9749 0003121 293.5754  66.5163 15.38063021 86583

Epoch: 2026-03-06T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T19:15:05.867Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

55.66753°

Altitude

454.104 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 55m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

06:42:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

450.909 km

Perigee altitude

446.647 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.915 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

97.3746°

RAAN

148.9749°

Arg. of periapsis

293.5754°

True anomaly

66.54911°

Mean anomaly

66.5163°

Eccentric anomaly

66.5327°

Mean motion

3.84775 °/min

Orbital period

93.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00061162

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

FLOCK 4BE 4, 60482 (Decayed)

PICO-02B022, 60571 (Decayed)

PICO-02E025, 60572 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515

FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

CONNECTA IOT-3, 60475

LEMUR 2 LLOYD, 60577

UMBRA-10, 60547

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X43, 60539

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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.
4 mins	2026-03-07 04:46:16.493Z	113.181° SE	2026-03-07 04:48:16.493Z	70.6° E	19.515°	2026-03-07 04:50:16.493Z	27.717° NE

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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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