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TROOP-F2, 60557

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TROOP-F2, 60557 is a payload satellite owned by NearSpaceLaunch (US) 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

60557, 2024-149CT

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

NearSpace Launch (US)

Manufacturer

NearSpaceLaunch

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 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 + 4 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.139 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 TROOP-F2
1 60557U 24149CT  26126.19915831  .00939402  47458-3  13238-2 0  9994
2 60557  97.3221 221.2173 0008844 267.4299  92.5970 16.05777263 96641

Epoch: 2026-05-06T04:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T04:46:47.277Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-74.54276°

Altitude

261.932 km

Speed

7.75 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 44m 52s

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

07:41:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

261.168 km

Perigee altitude

249.435 km

Semi-major axis

6,633.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00088

Inclination

97.3221°

RAAN

221.2173°

Arg. of periapsis

267.4299°

True anomaly

92.69824°

Mean anomaly

92.597°

Eccentric anomaly

92.64762°

Mean motion

4.01731 °/min

Orbital period

89.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0013238

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

FLOCK 4BE 36, 60486

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560

FLOCK 4BE 27, 60513

FLOCK 4BE 35, 60558

ORESAT0.5, 60525

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

SATELIOT_3, 60552

UM5-EOSAT, 60555

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

HYPERFIELD-1A, 60562

PHISAT 2, 60470

FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

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TROOP-F2 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.
4 mins	2026-05-07 06:19:22.280Z	162.168° S	2026-05-07 06:21:22.280Z	82.05° E	43.719°	2026-05-07 06:23:22.280Z	352.321° N

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Check out TROOP-F2, 60557 on other resources

View TROOP-F2, 60557 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View TROOP-F2, 60557 on Heavens-Above

View TROOP-F2, 60557 on Keep Track

View TROOP-F2, 60557 on Celestrak

View TROOP-F2, 60557 on Gunter's Space Page

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