▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.3745°
Eccentricity	0.0002676
Period	94.4 min
Apogee	490 km
Perigee	486 km
Mean motion	15.25926441 rev/day
RAAN	265.4915°
Arg of perigee	180.2823°
Mean anomaly	179.8414°
B*	1.3239e-4
Rev at epoch	10,491

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 60496U 24149AE 26187.93963323 .00003324 00000-0 13239-3 0 9990

2 60496 97.3745 265.4915 0002676 180.2823 179.8414 15.25926441104917

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "TYCHE",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-149AE",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:33:04.311+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.25926441,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002676,
  "INCLINATION": 97.3745,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 265.4915,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 180.2823,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 179.8414,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 60496,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 10491,
  "BSTAR": 0.00013239,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00003324,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	TYCHE
Operator	United Kingdom Space CommandHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United Kingdom
Launch date	Aug 16, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	150HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/60496

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.