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NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122 is a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 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	59122, 2024-043AA
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	6 hours ago
Origin	SATELOG (AR / ARGN)
Manufacturer	URUGUS S.A.
Mission	Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor	NEWSAT V, Unknown motor
Mass	41.5 kg wet, 38.5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-03-04 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.813 m
Radar Cross Section	0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL
1 59122U 24043AA  25091.80405990  .00021692  00000-0  72571-3 0  9999
2 59122  97.5038 221.9694 0009188 358.8108   1.3109 15.30955702 59808

Epoch: 2025-04-01T19:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T19:17:50.775Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	102.10749°
Altitude	469.767 km
Speed	7.635 km/s
True Right ascension	14h 47m 52s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-5.6735°
Longitude	103.11648°
Altitude	470.654 km
Speed	7.634 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 39m 17s
Apparent Declination	-25° 37' 12"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:14:59
Azimuth	78.188° E
Elevation	-54.636°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	476.207 km
Perigee altitude	463.623 km
Semi-major axis	6,848.052 km
Eccentricity	0.0009188
Inclination	97.5038°
RAAN	221.9694°
Arg. of periapsis	358.8108°
True anomaly	1.31331°
Mean anomaly	1.3109°
Eccentric anomaly	1.31211°
Mean motion	3.82995 °/min
BSTAR	0.00072571
Orbital period	94 mins

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NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL 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.
4 mins	2025-04-02 07:59:50.297Z	117.135° SE	2025-04-02 08:01:50.297Z	70.76° E	22.888°	2025-04-02 08:03:50.297Z	24.639° NE
4 mins	2025-04-02 20:58:50.297Z	50.837° ENE	2025-04-02 21:00:50.297Z	110.517° ESE	27.105°	2025-04-02 21:02:50.297Z	154.623° SSE

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