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NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA, 52178 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA, 52178 was a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AR) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 Apr 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

52178, 2022-033X

Orbit

Decayed

Country

AR / ARGN

Related business

Satellogic Inc (US)

Manufacturer

URUGUS S.A.

Mission

Decayed Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

NEWSAT IV, Unknown motor

Mass

41.5 kg wet, 38.5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-04-01 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 years ago

TLE from 2 years ago

0 NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA
1 52178U 22033X   25005.51063736  .11649244  24107-5  29536-3 0  9994
2 52178  97.2255  97.1809 0009765 301.4116  58.6231 16.45268786155023

Epoch: 2025-01-05T12:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-05T12:15:19.067Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

168.006°

Altitude

151.771 km

Speed

7.817 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 28m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:40:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

154.991 km

Perigee altitude

142.244 km

Semi-major axis

6,526.754 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

97.2255°

RAAN

97.1809°

Arg. of periapsis

301.4116°

True anomaly

58.7187°

Mean anomaly

58.6231°

Eccentric anomaly

58.67089°

Mean motion

4.11621 °/min

Orbital period

87.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00029536

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NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA 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.
4 mins	2026-09-22 05:36:31.684Z	174.543° S	2026-09-22 05:39:31.684Z	189.25° SSW	77.423°	2026-09-22 05:40:31.684Z	337.478° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 05:45:31.684Z	177.412° S	2026-09-22 05:48:31.684Z	203.876° SW	78.835°	2026-09-22 05:49:31.684Z	336.404° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 05:54:31.684Z	180.436° SSW	2026-09-22 05:57:31.684Z	221.585° SW	79.526°	2026-09-22 05:58:31.684Z	336.629° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:03:31.684Z	183.614° SSW	2026-09-22 06:06:31.684Z	240.481° WSW	79.301°	2026-09-22 06:07:31.684Z	337.636° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:12:31.684Z	186.941° SSW	2026-09-22 06:15:31.684Z	257.807° W	78.153°	2026-09-22 06:16:31.684Z	339.198° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:21:31.684Z	190.412° SSW	2026-09-22 06:24:31.684Z	272.06° WNW	76.244°	2026-09-22 06:25:31.684Z	341.209° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:30:31.684Z	194.019° SSW	2026-09-22 06:33:31.684Z	283.337° WNW	73.769°	2026-09-22 06:34:31.684Z	343.629° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:39:31.684Z	197.749° SSW	2026-09-22 06:42:31.684Z	292.354° WNW	70.867°	2026-09-22 06:43:31.684Z	346.458° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:48:31.684Z	201.591° SSW	2026-09-22 06:51:31.684Z	299.808° NW	67.616°	2026-09-22 06:52:31.684Z	349.734° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 06:56:31.684Z	197.956° SSW	2026-09-22 06:59:31.684Z	243.631° WSW	65.746°	2026-09-22 07:00:31.684Z	306.223° NW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:05:31.684Z	201.211° SSW	2026-09-22 07:08:31.684Z	251.266° W	64.824°	2026-09-22 07:09:31.684Z	311.964° NW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:14:31.684Z	204.536° SW	2026-09-22 07:17:31.684Z	258.547° W	63.632°	2026-09-22 07:18:31.684Z	317.291° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:23:31.684Z	207.919° SW	2026-09-22 07:26:31.684Z	265.444° W	62.193°	2026-09-22 07:27:31.684Z	322.39° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:32:31.684Z	211.348° SW	2026-09-22 07:35:31.684Z	271.963° WNW	60.53°	2026-09-22 07:36:31.684Z	327.407° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:41:31.684Z	214.809° SW	2026-09-22 07:44:31.684Z	278.138° WNW	58.663°	2026-09-22 07:45:31.684Z	332.463° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:50:31.684Z	218.288° SW	2026-09-22 07:53:31.684Z	284.02° WNW	56.606°	2026-09-22 07:54:31.684Z	337.671° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 07:59:31.684Z	221.773° SW	2026-09-22 08:02:31.684Z	289.67° WNW	54.365°	2026-09-22 08:03:31.684Z	343.141° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 08:08:31.684Z	225.252° WSW	2026-09-22 08:11:31.684Z	295.151° NW	51.942°	2026-09-22 08:12:31.684Z	349.001° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 09:01:31.684Z	233.838° WSW	2026-09-22 09:04:31.684Z	284.729° WNW	41.955°	2026-09-22 09:05:31.684Z	328.399° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 09:10:31.684Z	236.87° WSW	2026-09-22 09:13:31.684Z	289.007° WNW	40.275°	2026-09-22 09:14:31.684Z	334.735° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 09:19:31.684Z	239.868° WSW	2026-09-22 09:22:31.684Z	293.318° NW	38.53°	2026-09-22 09:23:31.684Z	341.566° N
4 mins	2026-09-22 09:28:31.684Z	242.831° WSW	2026-09-22 09:31:31.684Z	297.699° NW	36.72°	2026-09-22 09:32:31.684Z	349.037° N
4 mins	2026-09-23 04:43:31.684Z	129.962° SE	2026-09-23 04:46:31.684Z	74.211° E	59.289°	2026-09-23 04:47:31.684Z	359.647° N
4 mins	2026-09-23 04:52:31.684Z	131.178° SE	2026-09-23 04:55:31.684Z	66.719° ENE	61.603°	2026-09-23 04:56:31.684Z	351.862° N
4 mins	2026-09-23 05:27:31.684Z	143.013° SSE	2026-09-23 05:30:31.684Z	101.422° ESE	65.282°	2026-09-23 05:31:31.684Z	20.196° NNE

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NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA, 52178 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 years ago

TLE from 2 years ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-05T12:15:19.067Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2022 (2022-04-01 UTC)

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