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 | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 CATSAT
1 60246U 24125J 24291.59738632 .00017363 00000-0 73252-3 0 9995
2 60246 97.2884 142.5096 0049251 205.2762 154.6064 15.22228383 14131Epoch: 2024-10-17T14:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T14:20:14.178Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -99.12865° |
| Altitude | 532.853 km |
| Speed | 7.579 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 30m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 38.31801° |
| Longitude | -104.18979° |
| Altitude | 537.045 km |
| Speed | 7.58 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 44m 42s |
| Apparent Declination | 1° 26' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:40:25 |
| Azimuth | 55.241° ENE |
| Elevation | -32.418° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 529.935 km |
| Perigee | 462.222 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,874.215 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0049251 |
| Inclination | 97.2884° |
| RAAN | 142.5096° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 205.2762° |
| True anomaly | 154.84708° |
| Mean anomaly | 154.6064° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 154.72688° |
| Mean motion | 3.8081 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00073252 |
| Period | 94.54 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-18 14:07:41.870Z | 158.134° S | 2024-10-18 14:10:41.870Z | 99.143° ESE | 42.789° | 2024-10-18 14:13:41.870Z | 355.375° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-19 03:11:41.870Z | 6.567° NNE | 2024-10-19 03:13:41.870Z | 343.68° N | 41.399° | 2024-10-19 03:16:41.870Z | 199.715° SSW |