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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
Open Cosmos
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
9 kg wet, 9 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.143 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 PHISAT 2
1 60470U 24149C 25286.89670898 .00010234 00000-0 39788-3 0 9993
2 60470 97.4001 2.9563 0002644 65.4966 294.6548 15.26228418 64363Epoch: 2025-10-13T21:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T21:31:15.655Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
17.44817°
Altitude
489.441 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 11m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:28:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.871 km
Perigee altitude
482.242 km
Semi-major axis
6,862.193 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
97.4001°
RAAN
2.9563°
Arg. of periapsis
65.4966°
True anomaly
294.62726°
Mean anomaly
294.6548°
Eccentric anomaly
294.64103°
Mean motion
3.81811 °/min
Orbital period
94.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00039788
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 18:33:25.530Z | 332.175° NNW | 2025-10-14 18:34:25.530Z | 302.809° NW | 29.537° | 2025-10-14 18:37:25.530Z | 225.004° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-15 05:08:25.530Z | 155.189° SSE | 2025-10-15 05:10:25.530Z | 29.017° NE | 42.287° | 2025-10-15 05:13:25.530Z | 352.471° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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