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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 (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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 TROOP-F2
1 60557U 24149CT  26034.19455549  .00089007  00000-0  98393-3 0  9999
2 60557  97.3766 123.4514 0002172 333.1724  26.9421 15.62744196 82142

Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:40:09.594Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-79.96755°

Altitude

381.574 km

Speed

7.682 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 13m 48s

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

04:27:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

378.109 km

Perigee altitude

375.175 km

Semi-major axis

6,754.779 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

97.3766°

RAAN

123.4514°

Arg. of periapsis

333.1724°

True anomaly

26.95338°

Mean anomaly

26.9421°

Eccentric anomaly

26.94774°

Mean motion

3.90955 °/min

Orbital period

92.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00098393

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

FLOCK 4BE 33, 60502

TANAGER 4001, 60507

FLOCK 4BE 11, 60501

FLOCK 4BE 5, 60559

FLOCK 4BE 23, 60490

FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

HAWK-10B, 60545

PICO-02G027, 60566

SATELIOT_2, 60534

UM5-RIBAT, 60554

UMBRA-09, 60541

OBJECT A, 60468

LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

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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	2026-02-04 05:24:22.626Z	122.182° SE	2026-02-04 05:26:22.626Z	59.919° ENE	24.287°	2026-02-04 05:28:22.626Z	14.467° NNE

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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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