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PTD-4, 60565

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PTD-4, 60565 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

60565, 2024-149DB

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.189 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 PTD-4
1 60565U 24149DB  26084.15666388  .00020125  00000-0  97610-3 0  9991
2 60565  97.6962 171.3128 0001939 348.8358  11.2832 15.18538682 88052

Epoch: 2026-03-25T03:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T03:45:35.759Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-67.7102°

Altitude

512.026 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 15s

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

02:00:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.572 km

Perigee altitude

505.902 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.374 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.6962°

RAAN

171.3128°

Arg. of periapsis

348.8358°

True anomaly

11.28755°

Mean anomaly

11.2832°

Eccentric anomaly

11.28537°

Mean motion

3.79885 °/min

Orbital period

94.77 mins

BSTAR

0.0009761

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

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PTD-4 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.
6 mins	2026-03-26 05:11:57.031Z	131.417° SE	2026-03-26 05:14:57.031Z	68.334° E	27.214°	2026-03-26 05:17:57.031Z	10.204° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-26 18:17:57.031Z	38.421° NE	2026-03-26 18:19:57.031Z	105.034° ESE	35.317°	2026-03-26 18:22:57.031Z	171.216° S

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PTD-4, 60565

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: 2026-03-25T03:45:35.759Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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