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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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 R5-S2
1 60207U 24125E   25199.51832973  .00009142  00000-0  28857-3 0  9992
2 60207  97.2783  49.8414 0020659 358.6598   1.4586 15.32859035 57871

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:26:23.688Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-73.32594°

Altitude

456.258 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 19m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.11045°

Longitude

-73.78286°

Altitude

455.809 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 01m 19s

Apparent Declination

-16° 40' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:52

Azimuth

307.167° NW

Elevation

-57.097°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.366 km

Perigee altitude

450.095 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.367 km

Eccentricity

0.00207

Inclination

97.2783°

RAAN

49.8414°

Arg. of periapsis

358.6598°

True anomaly

1.46464°

Mean anomaly

1.4586°

Eccentric anomaly

1.46162°

Mean motion

3.83472 °/min

Orbital period

93.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00028857

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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-S2 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.
6 mins	2025-07-19 03:05:15.863Z	4.938° NNE	2025-07-19 03:08:15.863Z	324.155° NNW	39.738°	2025-07-19 03:11:15.863Z	205.821° SW
5 mins	2025-07-19 13:39:15.863Z	128.78° SE	2025-07-19 13:41:15.863Z	71.86° E	29.586°	2025-07-19 13:44:15.863Z	7.35° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out R5-S2, 60207 on other resources

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