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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

Country

Related business

United Kingdom Space Command (GB)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CARBONITE+, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  26131.14920684  .00002983  00000-0  11950-3 0  9993
2 60496  97.3754 209.4628 0003836  69.0835 291.0814 15.25815784 96257

Epoch: 2026-05-11T03:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-11T03:34:51.470Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-73.19374°

Altitude

490.489 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 57m 51s

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

21:24:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

487.926 km

Perigee altitude

482.661 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.431 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.3754°

RAAN

209.4628°

Arg. of periapsis

69.0835°

True anomaly

291.04038°

Mean anomaly

291.0814°

Eccentric anomaly

291.06089°

Mean motion

3.81708 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.0001195

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-11 18:17:53.586Z	2.724° NNE	2026-05-11 18:20:53.586Z	309.663° NW	39.067°	2026-05-11 18:23:53.586Z	209.062° SW
5 mins	2026-05-12 04:54:53.586Z	133.464° SE	2026-05-12 04:56:53.586Z	60.085° ENE	34.659°	2026-05-12 04:59:53.586Z	1.994° NNE

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TYCHE, 60496

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-11T03:34:51.470Z)

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