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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 (1 year 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TYCHE
1 60496U 24149AE  26041.11477901  .00005870  00000-0  22811-3 0  9995
2 60496  97.3858 120.5802 0003626  47.9257 312.2289 15.26433938 82524

Epoch: 2026-02-10T02:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-10T02:45:16.906Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-60.94012°

Altitude

487.91 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 02m 19s

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

16:45:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.927 km

Perigee altitude

480.951 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.576 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

97.3858°

RAAN

120.5802°

Arg. of periapsis

47.9257°

True anomaly

312.19812°

Mean anomaly

312.2289°

Eccentric anomaly

312.21351°

Mean motion

3.81863 °/min

Orbital period

94.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00022811

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LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

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FLOCK 4BE 9, 60514

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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	2026-02-10 17:29:09.574Z	40.282° NE	2026-02-10 17:32:09.574Z	110.62° ESE	25.184°	2026-02-10 17:34:09.574Z	151.822° SSE
5 mins	2026-02-11 05:38:09.574Z	198.222° SSW	2026-02-11 05:40:09.574Z	251.218° W	33.208°	2026-02-11 05:43:09.574Z	329.618° NNW

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TYCHE, 60496

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-10T02:45:16.906Z)

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Orbital elements

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