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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

Country

Related business

United Kingdom Space Command (GB)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CARBONITE+, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  26087.21085954  .00005809  00000-0  22980-3 0  9998
2 60496  97.3782 166.1092 0004208 175.5324 184.5953 15.25838670 89556

Epoch: 2026-03-28T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T05:03:38.264Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-95.4346°

Altitude

494.248 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 04m 26s

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

17:34:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

488.113 km

Perigee altitude

482.337 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.362 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.3782°

RAAN

166.1092°

Arg. of periapsis

175.5324°

True anomaly

184.59144°

Mean anomaly

184.5953°

Eccentric anomaly

184.59337°

Mean motion

3.81714 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.0002298

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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	2026-03-28 18:12:24.862Z	6.024° NNE	2026-03-28 18:15:24.862Z	311.836° NW	42.386°	2026-03-28 18:18:24.862Z	202.569° SW
4 mins	2026-03-29 04:49:24.862Z	124.833° SE	2026-03-29 04:51:24.862Z	57.358° ENE	30.888°	2026-03-29 04:53:24.862Z	12.038° NNE

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TYCHE, 60496

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: 2026-03-28T05:03:38.264Z)

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