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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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 LOPEN
1 60473U 24149F   26126.12907851  .00014678  00000-0  38815-3 0  9994
2 60473  97.3770 209.2092 0002501  77.9673 282.1852 15.38505207 95790

Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:05:52.383Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-61.25306°

Altitude

453.285 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 56m 50s

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

18:24:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.176 km

Perigee altitude

445.762 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.606 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.377°

RAAN

209.2092°

Arg. of periapsis

77.9673°

True anomaly

282.15718°

Mean anomaly

282.1852°

Eccentric anomaly

282.17119°

Mean motion

3.84885 °/min

Orbital period

93.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00038815

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

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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

OBJECT BP, 60529 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 LLOYD, 60577

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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.
4 mins	2026-05-06 17:43:20.833Z	49.682° ENE	2026-05-06 17:45:20.833Z	94.125° ESE	21.152°	2026-05-06 17:47:20.833Z	140.399° SSE
5 mins	2026-05-07 05:46:20.833Z	184.846° SSW	2026-05-07 05:48:20.833Z	256.028° W	40.622°	2026-05-07 05:51:20.833Z	339.096° N

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LOPEN, 60473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:05:52.383Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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