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R5-S4, 60206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

R5-S4, 60206 is a payload satellite owned by NASA JSC (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 UTC via an FIREFLY ALPHA 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

60206, 2024-125D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

NASA JSC

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-04 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FIREFLY ALPHA

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 R5-S4
1 60206U 24125D   25195.55943298  .00005907  00000-0  19204-3 0  9995
2 60206  97.2781  45.7691 0021106  11.7043 348.4685 15.32064247 57259

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:25:35.009Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-88.29333°

Altitude

458.602 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 03m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.10756°

Longitude

-89.60055°

Altitude

457.556 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 28m 53s

Apparent Declination

-13° 43' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:25:03

Azimuth

305.209° NW

Elevation

-52.291°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.045 km

Perigee altitude

452.152 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.736 km

Eccentricity

0.00211

Inclination

97.2781°

RAAN

45.7691°

Arg. of periapsis

11.7043°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

348.4685°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83273 °/min

Orbital period

93.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00019204

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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)

OBJECT A, 60203

OBJECT B, 60204 (Decayed)

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210

CATSAT, 60246

R5-S4 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
6 mins	2025-07-15 02:31:18.451Z	26.701° NE	2025-07-15 02:34:18.451Z	83.764° E	33.061°	2025-07-15 02:37:18.451Z	166.734° S
4 mins	2025-07-15 14:39:18.451Z	223.674° SW	2025-07-15 14:40:18.451Z	252.867° W	26.158°	2025-07-15 14:43:18.451Z	323.308° NNW

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