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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

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 R5-S2
1 60207U 24125E   25258.57003112  .00015126  00000-0  45342-3 0  9996
2 60207  97.2704 107.9717 0021235 139.3175 220.9659 15.34354010 66922

Epoch: 2025-09-15T13:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T13:40:50.688Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-92.01228°

Altitude

476.939 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 11m 53s

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

15:48:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.301 km

Perigee altitude

445.261 km

Semi-major axis

6,837.918 km

Eccentricity

0.00212

Inclination

97.2704°

RAAN

107.9717°

Arg. of periapsis

139.3175°

True anomaly

220.80669°

Mean anomaly

220.9659°

Eccentric anomaly

220.88626°

Mean motion

3.83846 °/min

Orbital period

93.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00045342

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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

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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	2025-09-16 02:46:11.108Z	20.852° NNE	2025-09-16 02:48:11.108Z	58.599° ENE	40.271°	2025-09-16 02:51:11.108Z	181.574° SSW
4 mins	2025-09-16 14:52:11.108Z	232.354° WSW	2025-09-16 14:53:11.108Z	254.728° W	19.375°	2025-09-16 14:56:11.108Z	315.195° NNW

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R5-S2, 60207

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T13:40:50.688Z)

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

R5-S2 Visibility forecast

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