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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

12 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 (11 months 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 12 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  25199.18768086  .00003479  00000-0  14725-3 0  9990
2 60496  97.4091 276.0259 0005299  48.5439 311.6252 15.23834422 50982

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:30:15.626Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-87.78193°

Altitude

494.965 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 24m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-59.94596°

Longitude

79.8002°

Altitude

520.978 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 51m 38s

Apparent Declination

-81° 44' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:21:48

Azimuth

178.384° S

Elevation

-48.088°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.889 km

Perigee altitude

487.608 km

Semi-major axis

6,869.386 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.4091°

RAAN

276.0259°

Arg. of periapsis

48.5439°

True anomaly

311.57979°

Mean anomaly

311.6252°

Eccentric anomaly

311.6025°

Mean motion

3.81212 °/min

Orbital period

94.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00014725

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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	2025-07-18 17:40:19.223Z	26.157° NE	2025-07-18 17:43:19.223Z	86.178° E	34.917°	2025-07-18 17:46:19.223Z	169.184° S
4 mins	2025-07-19 05:52:19.223Z	233.445° WSW	2025-07-19 05:53:19.223Z	260.382° W	23.797°	2025-07-19 05:56:19.223Z	320.786° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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