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LOPEN, 60473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LOPEN, 60473 is an American 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

60473, 2024-149F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Array Labs (US)

Manufacturer

ARRAY

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

1.83 kg wet, 1.83 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 LOPEN
1 60473U 24149F   26219.77387686  .00009006  00000-0  21968-3 0  9996
2 60473  97.3758 303.5909 0002855  89.8833 270.2740 15.41106173110204

Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:34:22.960Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

68.70049°

Altitude

445.954 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 14m 21s

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

23:01:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

441.726 km

Perigee altitude

437.833 km

Semi-major axis

6,817.917 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.3758°

RAAN

303.5909°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8833°

True anomaly

270.24128°

Mean anomaly

270.274°

Eccentric anomaly

270.25764°

Mean motion

3.85537 °/min

Orbital period

93.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00021968

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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	2026-08-08 18:30:16.398Z	13.085° NNE	2026-08-08 18:33:16.398Z	167° S	44.583°	2026-08-08 18:36:16.398Z	191.397° SSW

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LOPEN, 60473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T18:34:22.960Z)

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