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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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 FLOCK 4BE 3
1 60561U 24149CX  26260.04208591  .00035669  00000-0  76211-3 0  9992
2 60561  97.3639 344.9928 0002634 320.9741  39.1317 15.44761023116507

Epoch: 2026-09-17T01:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T01:00:36.222Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-26.14313°

Altitude

433.814 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 59m 58s

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

05:13:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

430.804 km

Perigee altitude

427.218 km

Semi-major axis

6,807.148 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.3639°

RAAN

344.9928°

Arg. of periapsis

320.9741°

True anomaly

39.15075°

Mean anomaly

39.1317°

Eccentric anomaly

39.14123°

Mean motion

3.86452 °/min

Orbital period

93.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00076211

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

CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA), 60544

TOMORROW-S1, 60479

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 14, 60517

PICO-02C023, 60564 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X33, 60548

LEMUR 2 TOMATOKECHUP, 60471

HAWK-10A, 60540

LEMU-NGE, 60532

TOMORROW-S2, 60485

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

FLOCK 4BE 20, 60489

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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	2026-09-17 18:39:50.433Z	10.687° NNE	2026-09-17 18:42:50.433Z	274.932° WNW	85.398°	2026-09-17 18:45:50.433Z	194.498° 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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