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PHISAT 2, 60470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PHISAT 2, 60470 is a UK payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

60470, 2024-149C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Open Cosmos Ltd. (GB)

Manufacturer

Open Cosmos

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

9 kg wet, 9 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.143 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 PHISAT 2
1 60470U 24149C   26080.17087213  .00008100  00000-0  28387-3 0  9992
2 60470  97.3793 159.9517 0002222 146.8762 213.2618 15.29724225 88532

Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:06:03.352Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-80.25769°

Altitude

481.014 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 39m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

04:26:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

475.11 km

Perigee altitude

472.065 km

Semi-major axis

6,851.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

97.3793°

RAAN

159.9517°

Arg. of periapsis

146.8762°

True anomaly

213.24784°

Mean anomaly

213.2618°

Eccentric anomaly

213.25482°

Mean motion

3.82687 °/min

Orbital period

94.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00028387

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LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

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PHISAT 2 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	2026-03-22 05:20:49.713Z	170.502° S	2026-03-22 05:23:49.713Z	307.172° NW	44.357°	2026-03-22 05:26:49.713Z	345.992° N
5 mins	2026-03-22 18:20:49.713Z	358.844° N	2026-03-22 18:22:49.713Z	307.185° NW	39.801°	2026-03-22 18:25:49.713Z	207.503° SW

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PHISAT 2, 60470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:06:03.352Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

PHISAT 2 Visibility forecast

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