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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). 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

60496, 2024-149AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

United Kingdom Space Command (UK)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CARBONITE+, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  25182.90188709  .00003895  00000-0  16507-3 0  9992
2 60496  97.4097 259.9366 0006045  91.3770 268.8159 15.23714654 48509

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:38:43.044Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

15.06658°

Altitude

497.831 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 19m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.06671°

Longitude

-163.39267°

Altitude

496.21 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 20m 10s

Apparent Declination

-14° 39' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:48:08

Azimuth

314.939° NW

Elevation

-57.706°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.762 km

Perigee altitude

487.456 km

Semi-major axis

6,869.746 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.4097°

RAAN

259.9366°

Arg. of periapsis

91.377°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.8159°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81182 °/min

Orbital period

94.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00016507

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

OBJECT A, 60468

FLOCK 4BE 17, 60492

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

FLOCK 4BE 22, 60494

FLOCK 4BE 34, 60495

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

TYCHE 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	2025-07-02 05:39:56.960Z	206.756° SW	2025-07-02 05:41:56.960Z	265.744° W	30.843°	2025-07-02 05:44:56.960Z	328.982° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-02 18:42:56.960Z	321.135° NNW	2025-07-02 18:43:56.960Z	295.285° NW	23.589°	2025-07-02 18:46:56.960Z	233.598° WSW

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