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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498 is a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AR) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 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

60498, 2024-149AG

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Satellogic Inc (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)

2024-08-16 (8 months 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 10 hours ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  25118.15134247  .00018340  00000-0  69561-3 0  9997
2 60498  97.4078 196.6129 0003747 324.7108  35.3882 15.26909615 38693

Epoch: 2025-04-28T03:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T03:37:55.989Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-74.23986°

Altitude

486.06 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 06m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

66.56822°

Longitude

123.52841°

Altitude

498.753 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 54m 04s

Apparent Declination

23° 16' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:00:12

Azimuth

30.814° NE

Elevation

-20.301°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.584 km

Perigee altitude

479.443 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.151 km

Eccentricity

0.0003747

Inclination

97.4078°

RAAN

196.6129°

Arg. of periapsis

324.7108°

True anomaly

35.41308°

Mean anomaly

35.3882°

Eccentric anomaly

35.40064°

Mean motion

3.81982 °/min

BSTAR

0.00069561

Orbital period

94.25 mins

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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT) 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.
6 mins	2025-04-28 18:20:34.305Z	359.511° N	2025-04-28 18:23:34.305Z	288.95° WNW	37.759°	2025-04-28 18:26:34.305Z	211.432° SW
5 mins	2025-04-29 04:56:34.305Z	140.708° SSE	2025-04-29 04:58:34.305Z	74.158° E	37.213°	2025-04-29 05:01:34.305Z	1.213° NNE

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