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PICO-02A021

NORAD 60538· COSPAR 2024-149BY· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 16, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 11:41 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ASI
Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 16, 2024
Mass
Apogee
564 km
Perigee
554 km
Inclination
97.67°
Period
1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PICO-02A021 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
554 × 564 km
559564554Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-149 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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