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PICO-02A021, 60538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PICO-02A021, 60538 is a payload satellite owned by Apogeo Space (IT) 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

60538, 2024-149BY

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Apogeo Space (IT)

Manufacturer

Apogeo Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 0.3U, Unknown motor

Mass

0.5 kg wet, 0.5 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

0.008 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 PICO-02A021
1 60538U 24149BY  26083.67314664  .00005364  00000-0  40961-3 0  9999
2 60538  97.6806 163.2826 0002489 323.2757  36.8297 15.02391832 87048

Epoch: 2026-03-24T16:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T16:09:19.869Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

98.80239°

Altitude

561.199 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 53m 07s

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

20:33:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

558.251 km

Perigee altitude

554.799 km

Semi-major axis

6,934.662 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.6806°

RAAN

163.2826°

Arg. of periapsis

323.2757°

True anomaly

36.8468°

Mean anomaly

36.8297°

Eccentric anomaly

36.83825°

Mean motion

3.75842 °/min

Orbital period

95.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00040961

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

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

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PICO-02A021 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.
7 mins	2026-03-25 18:17:45.677Z	5.04° NNE	2026-03-25 18:20:45.677Z	299.305° NW	42.639°	2026-03-25 18:24:45.677Z	202.203° SSW
6 mins	2026-03-26 05:03:45.677Z	148.96° SSE	2026-03-26 05:05:45.677Z	99.45° ESE	40.666°	2026-03-26 05:09:45.677Z	355.453° N

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PICO-02A021, 60538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T16:09:19.869Z)

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

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