PICO-02A021, 60538
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PICO-02A021, 60538 is a payload satellite owned by Apogeo Space (IT) 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
Orbit
Country
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
Apogeo Space
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 0.3U, Unknown motor
Mass
0.5 kg wet, 0.5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.008 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 PICO-02A021
1 60538U 24149BY 25297.17379576 .00009331 00000-0 75331-3 0 9990
2 60538 97.7119 13.2330 0003593 83.2020 276.9612 15.00056841 64312Epoch: 2025-10-24T04:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T04:10:15.953Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-82.15596°
Altitude
569.474 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 52m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:07:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
566.221 km
Perigee altitude
561.232 km
Semi-major axis
6,941.864 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
97.7119°
RAAN
13.233°
Arg. of periapsis
83.202°
True anomaly
276.92033°
Mean anomaly
276.9612°
Eccentric anomaly
276.94076°
Mean motion
3.75257 °/min
Orbital period
95.93 mins
BSTAR
0.00075331
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PICO-02A021 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-25 04:20:04.191Z | 112.999° SE | 2025-10-25 04:23:04.191Z | 59.062° ENE | 19.458° | 2025-10-25 04:25:04.191Z | 25.395° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-25 05:56:04.191Z | 228.28° WSW | 2025-10-25 05:57:04.191Z | 251.089° W | 24.439° | 2025-10-25 06:00:04.191Z | 314.881° NW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-25 17:35:04.191Z | 46.099° ENE | 2025-10-25 17:37:04.191Z | 99.343° ESE | 30.749° | 2025-10-25 17:40:04.191Z | 161.538° S |
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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