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R5-S2 (60207)
COSPAR: 2024-125E | Alt Name: R5-S2-2.0
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 4, 2024
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC2W
Launch Vehicle
Firefly Alpha
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
60207
International Designator
2024-125E
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:14:27 GMT
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Inclination
97.23°
Right Ascension
52.38°
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Argument of Perigee
110.34°
Period
93.15 min
Mean Motion
15.46 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
R5-S2
Alternative Name
R5-S2-2.0
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
JSC
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 60207U 24125E 26200.55171120 .00009940 00000+0 20518-3 0 9991
2 60207 97.2340 52.3824 0017089 110.3391 249.9697 15.45898476114187
Source: Celestrak
Summary
R5-S2 (ALT_NAME: R5-S2-2.0) is a CubeSat 6U satellite designed for technology demonstration and satellite inspection purposes. It was launched on July 4, 2024, from AFWTR SLC2W using the Firefly Alpha launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3m in length and span with a diameter of 0.1m, and it weighs 10 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. R5-S2 is powered by solar cells and batteries and was manufactured by JSC for its owner, also JSC. Its primary mission focuses on technology demonstration and satellite inspection tasks.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
10
Launch Mass
10
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
R5-S2-2.0
Purpose
Technology, satellite inspector
Mission
Technology, satellite inspector
Manufacturer
JSC
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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