CATSAT, 60246
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CATSAT, 60246 is a payload satellite owned by U. Arizona (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 UTC via an FIREFLY ALPHA launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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CATSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 14 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | U. Arizona |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 CATSAT
1 60246U 24125J 24355.89289702 .00016299 00000-0 63621-3 0 9994
2 60246 97.2771 204.9370 0047329 342.4270 17.5328 15.24922248 23926Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:25:46.302Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 153.5422° |
| Altitude | 463.126 km |
| Speed | 7.652 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 39m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 51.86764° |
| Longitude | 144.81575° |
| Altitude | 489.254 km |
| Speed | 7.631 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 51m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | 25° 52' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:51:30 |
| Azimuth | 51.327° ENE |
| Elevation | -3.741° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 520.469 km |
| Perigee altitude | 455.476 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,866.11 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0047329 |
| Inclination | 97.2771° |
| RAAN | 204.937° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 342.427° |
| True anomaly | 17.69711° |
| Mean anomaly | 17.5328° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 17.61486° |
| Mean motion | 3.81485 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00063621 |
| Orbital period | 94.37 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 60203 |
| OBJECT B, 60204 |
| OBJECT C, 60205 |
| R5-S4, 60206 |
| R5-S2, 60207 |
| TECHEDSAT-11, 60208 |
| OBJECT G, 60209 |
| FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210 |
| CATSAT, 60246 |
CATSAT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 13:19:48.648Z | 108.23° ESE | 2024-12-21 13:21:48.648Z | 71.451° E | 16.516° | 2024-12-21 13:23:48.648Z | 32.814° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 14:53:48.648Z | 225.755° WSW | 2024-12-21 14:55:48.648Z | 278.022° WNW | 22.225° | 2024-12-21 14:57:48.648Z | 316.454° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 02:21:48.648Z | 55.109° ENE | 2024-12-22 02:23:48.648Z | 102.597° ESE | 23.422° | 2024-12-22 02:25:48.648Z | 143.719° SSE |
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