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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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 3
1 60561U 24149CX  26235.80481259  .00016710  00000-0  37323-3 0  9999
2 60561  97.3666 320.4492 0004602  61.0884 299.0825 15.43590709112765

Epoch: 2026-08-23T19:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T19:18:55.807Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

58.62107°

Altitude

437.122 km

Speed

7.65 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 21m 47s

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

02:03:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

435.589 km

Perigee altitude

429.321 km

Semi-major axis

6,810.592 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.3666°

RAAN

320.4492°

Arg. of periapsis

61.0884°

True anomaly

299.0364°

Mean anomaly

299.0825°

Eccentric anomaly

299.05945°

Mean motion

3.86159 °/min

Orbital period

93.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00037323

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

FLOCK 4BE 27, 60513

FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560 (Decayed)

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

PICO-02H028, 60570 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 2, 60511

FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509

FLOCK 4BE 24, 60505

OBJECT BF, 60521 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 13, 60512

FLOCK 4BE 25, 60487

FLOCK 4BE 15, 60491

NIGHTJAR, 60535

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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.
5 mins	2026-08-25 18:33:11.682Z	15.327° NNE	2026-08-25 18:35:11.682Z	35.341° NE	42.568°	2026-08-25 18:38:11.682Z	188.802° SSW

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Check out FLOCK 4BE 3, 60561 on other resources

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

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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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