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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

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 (1 year 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 TROOP-F2
1 60557U 24149CT  25338.47521066  .00128290  00000-0  20729-2 0  9999
2 60557  97.3891  60.5675 0003214 211.1523 148.9540 15.52400729 72696

Epoch: 2025-12-04T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T11:24:18.201Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

175.96053°

Altitude

414.723 km

Speed

7.661 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 02m 16s

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

09:15:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

408.822 km

Perigee altitude

404.46 km

Semi-major axis

6,784.778 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

97.3891°

RAAN

60.5675°

Arg. of periapsis

211.1523°

True anomaly

148.97299°

Mean anomaly

148.954°

Eccentric anomaly

148.96349°

Mean motion

3.88365 °/min

Orbital period

92.7 mins

BSTAR

0.0020729

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

PICO-02C023, 60564

SATELIOT_3, 60552

CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA), 60544

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-05 18:53:21.420Z	355.23° N	2025-12-05 18:56:21.420Z	279.569° WNW	31.449°	2025-12-05 18:58:21.420Z	223.111° SW
4 mins	2025-12-06 05:19:21.420Z	125.102° SE	2025-12-06 05:20:21.420Z	93.371° ESE	29.996°	2025-12-06 05:23:21.420Z	7.276° NNE

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TROOP-F2, 60557

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T11:24:18.201Z)

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

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