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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

60206, 2024-125D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

NASA JSC

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

7.44 kg wet, 7 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-04 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FIREFLY ALPHA

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 R5-S4
1 60206U 24125D   26221.55466764  .00010121  00000-0  21851-3 0  9999
2 60206  97.2349  72.4909 0016640  41.8334 318.4183 15.44581282117367

Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:18:43.284Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-85.23943°

Altitude

427.266 km

Speed

7.66 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 49m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

22:54:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

440.862 km

Perigee altitude

418.207 km

Semi-major axis

6,807.671 km

Eccentricity

0.00166

Inclination

97.2349°

RAAN

72.4909°

Arg. of periapsis

41.8334°

True anomaly

318.29155°

Mean anomaly

318.4183°

Eccentric anomaly

318.35495°

Mean motion

3.86407 °/min

Orbital period

93.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00021851

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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)

CATSAT, 60246

OBJECT C, 60205 (Decayed)

OBJECT G, 60209

OBJECT A, 60203

R5-S2, 60207

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210

TECHEDSAT-11, 60208 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 60204 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-08-10 14:18:57.304Z	176.404° S	2026-08-10 14:21:57.304Z	297.746° NW	41.456°	2026-08-10 14:23:57.304Z	340.218° N
4 mins	2026-08-11 03:11:57.304Z	356.115° N	2026-08-11 03:13:57.304Z	252.552° W	39.677°	2026-08-11 03:15:57.304Z	207.137° SW

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R5-S4, 60206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:18:43.284Z)

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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)

R5-S4 Visibility forecast

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