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TYCHE, 60496

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TYCHE, 60496 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

60496, 2024-149AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

United Kingdom Space Command (UK)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CARBONITE+, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  25236.94119119  .00004281  00000-0  17873-3 0  9992
2 60496  97.4063 313.3261 0002860 249.7156 110.3774 15.24182626 56736

Epoch: 2025-08-24T22:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-24T22:35:18.918Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

1.0429°

Altitude

497.022 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 53m 18s

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

19:44:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.166 km

Perigee altitude

488.237 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.338 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.4063°

RAAN

313.3261°

Arg. of periapsis

249.7156°

True anomaly

110.40812°

Mean anomaly

110.3774°

Eccentric anomaly

110.39276°

Mean motion

3.81299 °/min

Orbital period

94.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00017873

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

OBJECT A, 60468

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494

FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

TYCHE 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	2025-08-25 05:01:24.612Z	154.459° SSE	2025-08-25 05:04:24.612Z	49.976° ENE	41.121°	2025-08-25 05:07:24.612Z	355.51° N
5 mins	2025-08-25 18:04:24.612Z	10.25° NNE	2025-08-25 18:06:24.612Z	282.568° WNW	44.93°	2025-08-25 18:09:24.612Z	194.591° SSW