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PROTOSAT-1, 61793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PROTOSAT-1, 61793 is a Rwandan payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 05 Nov 2024 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
61793, 2024-201B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
E-Space
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
E-SPACE, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-05 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
ELECTRON
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   25194.22032907  .00016809  00000-0  15862-2 0  9999
2 61793  97.9165 103.4774 0005699 152.2355 207.9170 14.93814747 37096
Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:17:16.431Z)
Latitude
Longitude
92.81226°
Altitude
592.602 km
Speed
7.562 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 53m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
33.38414°
Longitude
-81.79651°
Altitude
586.518 km
Speed
7.572 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 26m 29s
Apparent Declination
-4° 26' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:34:54
Azimuth
267.936° W
Elevation
-4.459°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
587.044 km
Perigee altitude
579.11 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.214 km
Eccentricity
0.00057
Inclination
97.9165°
RAAN
103.4774°
Arg. of periapsis
152.2355°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
207.917°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73694 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.0015862
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6 mins2025-07-13 18:17:21.143Z190.614° SSW2025-07-13 18:19:21.143Z247.387° WSW39.312°2025-07-13 18:23:21.143Z337.652° N
4 mins2025-07-14 06:00:21.143Z64.567° ENE2025-07-14 06:02:21.143Z103.92° ESE19.266°2025-07-14 06:04:21.143Z137.178° SSE
5 mins2025-07-14 07:35:21.143Z333.936° NNW2025-07-14 07:37:21.143Z289.284° WNW25.834°2025-07-14 07:40:21.143Z233.989° WSW
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