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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

14 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 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  25123.91683210  .00006956  00000-0  29803-3 0  9999
2 60496  97.4104 201.6883 0003153 303.8818  56.2119 15.23080017 39523

Epoch: 2025-05-03T22:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T22:00:14.293Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

9.57652°

Altitude

498.446 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 26m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-79.07146°

Longitude

52.20418°

Altitude

522.516 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 36m 15s

Apparent Declination

-68° 49' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:40:10

Azimuth

190.119° SSW

Elevation

-60.127°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.685 km

Perigee altitude

491.352 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.656 km

Eccentricity

0.0003153

Inclination

97.4104°

RAAN

201.6883°

Arg. of periapsis

303.8818°

True anomaly

56.24193°

Mean anomaly

56.2119°

Eccentric anomaly

56.22692°

Mean motion

3.81023 °/min

BSTAR

0.00029803

Orbital period

94.48 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-04 17:30:09.655Z	41.116° NE	2025-05-04 17:32:09.655Z	86.431° E	28.044°	2025-05-04 17:35:09.655Z	158.07° S
4 mins	2025-05-05 05:41:09.655Z	215.286° SW	2025-05-05 05:42:09.655Z	242.919° WSW	29.173°	2025-05-05 05:45:09.655Z	323.202° NNW

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