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PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 is an American 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

60523, 2024-149BH

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Terran Orbital

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.189 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 PTD-R (TYVAK-0127)
1 60523U 24149BH  25117.91003909  .00048330  00000-0  12844-2 0  9992
2 60523  97.4073 198.4022 0003993 324.2920  35.8057 15.38094175 38798

Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:50:27.377Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

14.6565°

Altitude

452.648 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 13m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-48.22998°

Longitude

23.49586°

Altitude

467.668 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 26m 09s

Apparent Declination

-64° 01' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:33:20

Azimuth

214.519° SW

Elevation

-48.925°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

451.413 km

Perigee altitude

445.961 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.824 km

Eccentricity

0.0003993

Inclination

97.4073°

RAAN

198.4022°

Arg. of periapsis

324.292°

True anomaly

35.83248°

Mean anomaly

35.8057°

Eccentric anomaly

35.81909°

Mean motion

3.84782 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012844

Orbital period

93.56 mins

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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

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127) 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	2025-04-28 18:42:15.879Z	341.271° N	2025-04-28 18:44:15.879Z	286.523° WNW	28.261°	2025-04-28 18:47:15.879Z	222.731° SW
4 mins	2025-04-29 05:13:15.879Z	145.696° SSE	2025-04-29 05:14:15.879Z	111.186° ESE	40.273°	2025-04-29 05:17:15.879Z	356.801° N

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Check out PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 on other resources

View PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 on Keep Track

View PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 on Celestrak

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