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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 (1 year 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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 3
1 60561U 24149CX  25300.52636036  .00016486  00000-0  52496-3 0  9993
2 60561  97.3923  18.4102 0005688  54.7466 305.4307 15.32626581 66595

Epoch: 2025-10-27T12:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T12:37:57.535Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

152.79354°

Altitude

468.831 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 13m 38s

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

19:15:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.82 km

Perigee altitude

461.035 km

Semi-major axis

6,843.065 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

97.3923°

RAAN

18.4102°

Arg. of periapsis

54.7466°

True anomaly

305.37757°

Mean anomaly

305.4307°

Eccentric anomaly

305.40414°

Mean motion

3.83413 °/min

Orbital period

93.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00052496

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

FLOCK 4BE 26, 60484

FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488

FLOCK 4BE 9, 60514

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

OBJECT BP, 60529

LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

ICEYE-X40, 60549

PICO-02A021, 60538

PICO-02F026, 60567

EAGLEEYE, 60508

HAWK-10B, 60545

FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490

TANAGER 4001, 60507

FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

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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	2025-10-28 06:00:58.691Z	227.373° WSW	2025-10-28 06:01:58.691Z	253.116° W	23.172°	2025-10-28 06:04:58.691Z	319.358° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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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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