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LOPEN, 60473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LOPEN, 60473 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

60473, 2024-149F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Array Labs (US)

Manufacturer

ARRAY

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

1.83 kg wet, 1.83 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 LOPEN
1 60473U 24149F   26084.16067894  .00015510  00000-0  42825-3 0  9997
2 60473  97.3797 167.0243 0002062 153.2841 206.8510 15.37156484 89341

Epoch: 2026-03-25T03:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T03:51:22.660Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-73.44808°

Altitude

458.894 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 08m 05s

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

02:02:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.873 km

Perigee altitude

450.056 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.601 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

97.3797°

RAAN

167.0243°

Arg. of periapsis

153.2841°

True anomaly

206.84033°

Mean anomaly

206.851°

Eccentric anomaly

206.84566°

Mean motion

3.84548 °/min

Orbital period

93.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00042825

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

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

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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	2026-03-26 04:59:35.416Z	131.26° SE	2026-03-26 05:01:35.416Z	90.427° ESE	26.29°	2026-03-26 05:04:35.416Z	13.605° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-26 17:55:35.416Z	38.763° NE	2026-03-26 17:57:35.416Z	94.512° ESE	30.906°	2026-03-26 18:00:35.416Z	166.019° S

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LOPEN, 60473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T03:51:22.660Z)

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