R5-S4, 60206
Orbit data source: Space-Track
R5-S4, 60206 is a payload satellite owned by NASA JSC (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 UTC via an FIREFLY ALPHA 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NASA JSC
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 R5-S4
1 60206U 24125D 25260.51704947 .00009483 00000-0 29271-3 0 9998
2 60206 97.2704 109.6440 0021588 131.4772 228.8329 15.33536395 67200Epoch: 2025-09-17T12:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T12:24:33.074Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-73.18568°
Altitude
478.129 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 18m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:30:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.98 km
Perigee altitude
447.446 km
Semi-major axis
6,840.35 km
Eccentricity
0.00216
Inclination
97.2704°
RAAN
109.644°
Arg. of periapsis
131.4772°
True anomaly
228.647°
Mean anomaly
228.8329°
Eccentric anomaly
228.73992°
Mean motion
3.83642 °/min
Orbital period
93.84 mins
BSTAR
0.00029271
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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.R5-S4 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 13:36:04.190Z | 135.67° SSE | 2025-09-18 13:39:04.190Z | 62.031° ENE | 28.68° | 2025-09-18 13:41:04.190Z | 14.871° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 02:34:04.190Z | 34.296° NE | 2025-09-19 02:36:04.190Z | 93.893° ESE | 34.293° | 2025-09-19 02:39:04.190Z | 170.582° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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