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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 (10 months 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   25128.52848536  .00013292  00000-0  43703-3 0  9995
2 60207  97.2852 340.0504 0020110 244.8816 115.0340 15.31460770 47002

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:41:01.135Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-76.80202°

Altitude

480.415 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

79.0523°

Longitude

-117.17229°

Altitude

497.661 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 24m 51s

Apparent Declination

28° 23' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:26:12

Azimuth

14.354° NNE

Elevation

-20.215°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.167 km

Perigee altitude

454.63 km

Semi-major axis

6,846.536 km

Eccentricity

0.002011

Inclination

97.2852°

RAAN

340.0504°

Arg. of periapsis

244.8816°

True anomaly

115.24257°

Mean anomaly

115.034°

Eccentric anomaly

115.13831°

Mean motion

3.83122 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043703

Orbital period

93.96 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 13:54:23.603Z	152.522° SSE	2025-05-09 13:57:23.603Z	50.93° ENE	39.861°	2025-05-09 14:00:23.603Z	356.742° N
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:53:23.603Z	15.033° NNE	2025-05-10 02:55:23.603Z	34.927° NE	43.176°	2025-05-10 02:58:23.603Z	189.065° SSW

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