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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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

NASA JSC

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-04 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FIREFLY ALPHA

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 R5-S4
1 60206U 24125D   25199.54348018  .00007837  00000-0  25350-3 0  9990
2 60206  97.2787  49.6846 0020646 357.5228   2.5909 15.32126038 57865

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:02:36.687Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-82.5617°

Altitude

458.454 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 18m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.23565°

Longitude

105.741°

Altitude

487.062 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 59m 49s

Apparent Declination

11° 03' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:48:56

Azimuth

59.442° ENE

Elevation

-16.487°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.546 km

Perigee altitude

452.283 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.552 km

Eccentricity

0.00206

Inclination

97.2787°

RAAN

49.6846°

Arg. of periapsis

357.5228°

True anomaly

2.60162°

Mean anomaly

2.5909°

Eccentric anomaly

2.59626°

Mean motion

3.83288 °/min

Orbital period

93.92 mins

BSTAR

0.0002535

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

OBJECT A, 60203

OBJECT B, 60204 (Decayed)

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210

CATSAT, 60246

R5-S4 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-19 02:09:24.264Z	48.232° ENE	2025-07-19 02:11:24.264Z	85.894° E	19.644°	2025-07-19 02:14:24.264Z	145.194° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-19 03:43:24.264Z	321.467° NNW	2025-07-19 03:44:24.264Z	299.939° NW	19.143°	2025-07-19 03:47:24.264Z	241.375° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-19 14:15:24.264Z	179.921° S	2025-07-19 14:17:24.264Z	223.684° SW	40.953°	2025-07-19 14:20:24.264Z	339.976° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out R5-S4, 60206 on other resources

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