TYCHE, 60496
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TYCHE, 60496 is a UK payload satellite 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TYCHE details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SSTL |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | CARBONITE+, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 150 kg wet, 150 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 17 hours ago
0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE 24355.90938779 .00007555 00000-0 34882-3 0 9996
2 60496 97.4300 69.5194 0006026 55.8619 304.3187 15.20476440 19146Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:49:31.105Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 12.17166° |
| Altitude | 505.156 km |
| Speed | 7.613 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 38m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -1.76939° |
| Longitude | -167.37664° |
| Altitude | 510.273 km |
| Speed | 7.607 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 40m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 47' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:27:04 |
| Azimuth | 121.012° SE |
| Elevation | -26.495° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 505.514 km |
| Perigee altitude | 497.223 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,879.506 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006026 |
| Inclination | 97.43° |
| RAAN | 69.5194° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 55.8619° |
| True anomaly | 304.26164° |
| Mean anomaly | 304.3187° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 304.29017° |
| Mean motion | 3.80371 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00034882 |
| Orbital period | 94.64 mins |
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TYCHE 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-12-21 17:20:56.889Z | 40.736° NE | 2024-12-21 17:23:56.889Z | 101.696° ESE | 23.579° | 2024-12-21 17:25:56.889Z | 144.533° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 18:55:56.889Z | 320.706° NNW | 2024-12-21 18:56:56.889Z | 301.365° NW | 17.285° | 2024-12-21 18:59:56.889Z | 246.801° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-22 05:32:56.889Z | 195.491° SSW | 2024-12-22 05:34:56.889Z | 246.268° WSW | 34.569° | 2024-12-22 05:37:56.889Z | 330.118° NNW |
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