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R5-S2, 60207

Orbit data source: Space-Track

R5-S2, 60207 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

60207, 2024-125E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 R5-S2
1 60207U 24125E   25174.83910577  .00007357  00000-0  23551-3 0  9999
2 60207  97.2795  25.5697 0022865  83.0244 277.3598 15.32432465 54098

Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:08:18.738Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

171.248°

Altitude

469.698 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 42m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-37.55711°

Longitude

-13.61241°

Altitude

494.395 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 26m 36s

Apparent Declination

-38° 30' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:30:48

Azimuth

30.517° NE

Elevation

-88.38°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.149 km

Perigee altitude

449.853 km

Semi-major axis

6,843.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00229

Inclination

97.2795°

RAAN

25.5697°

Arg. of periapsis

83.0244°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.3598°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83365 °/min

Orbital period

93.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00023551

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

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210

CATSAT, 60246

R5-S2 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	2025-06-25 02:29:19.649Z	39.824° NE	2025-06-25 02:31:19.649Z	94.057° ESE	30.126°	2025-06-25 02:34:19.649Z	164.34° S

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Check out R5-S2, 60207 on other resources

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