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). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
U. Arizona
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Inf Sphere + 1 Pan, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.050 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 CATSAT
1 60246U 24125J 25300.55624157 .00029980 00000-0 82842-3 0 9992
2 60246 97.2402 148.5597 0035930 316.3165 43.5236 15.36332262 71428Epoch: 2025-10-27T13:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T13:20:59.271Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-87.84364°
Altitude
442.314 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 54m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:52:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
478.451 km
Perigee altitude
429.356 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.04 km
Eccentricity
0.00359
Inclination
97.2402°
RAAN
148.5597°
Arg. of periapsis
316.3165°
True anomaly
43.80806°
Mean anomaly
43.5236°
Eccentric anomaly
43.66574°
Mean motion
3.84342 °/min
Orbital period
93.67 mins
BSTAR
0.00082842
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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-28 02:25:22.250Z | 34.038° NE | 2025-10-28 02:28:22.250Z | 114.416° SE | 30.38° | 2025-10-28 02:30:22.250Z | 159.845° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-28 14:30:22.250Z | 213.22° SW | 2025-10-28 14:31:22.250Z | 242.809° WSW | 29.426° | 2025-10-28 14:34:22.250Z | 325.86° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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