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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: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year 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

13:57:35

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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KSF2-D, 52190 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-137, 52186 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-131, 52181 (Decayed)

ALFACRUX, 52160 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-129, 52179 (Decayed)

BDSAT, 52175 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-130, 52176 (Decayed)

NUSAT-27 (SALLY RIDE), 52172 (Decayed)

HAWK-4C, 52170 (Decayed)

ARCSAT-1, 52161

NUSAT-25 (MARIA TELKES), 52171 (Decayed)

KSF2-C, 52189 (Decayed)

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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	2026-06-20 05:48:40.508Z	72.321° E	2026-06-20 05:50:40.508Z	37.685° NE	29.592°	2026-06-20 05:52:40.508Z	338.152° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 06:29:40.508Z	78.869° E	2026-06-20 06:31:40.508Z	39.801° NE	32.865°	2026-06-20 06:33:40.508Z	342.834° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 06:39:40.508Z	84.432° E	2026-06-20 06:41:40.508Z	46.41° ENE	33.62°	2026-06-20 06:43:40.508Z	351.098° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 06:49:40.508Z	90.091° ESE	2026-06-20 06:51:40.508Z	53.001° ENE	34.253°	2026-06-20 06:53:40.508Z	358.751° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 06:59:40.508Z	95.846° ESE	2026-06-20 07:02:40.508Z	34.033° NE	34.881°	2026-06-20 07:03:40.508Z	5.975° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-20 07:10:40.508Z	86.194° E	2026-06-20 07:12:40.508Z	41.062° NE	35.966°	2026-06-20 07:14:40.508Z	346.586° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 07:20:40.508Z	92.53° ESE	2026-06-20 07:22:40.508Z	48.214° ENE	36.867°	2026-06-20 07:24:40.508Z	353.433° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 07:30:40.508Z	98.942° ESE	2026-06-20 07:32:40.508Z	55.585° ENE	37.606°	2026-06-20 07:34:40.508Z	359.841° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 07:40:40.508Z	105.396° ESE	2026-06-20 07:42:40.508Z	63.253° ENE	38.192°	2026-06-20 07:44:40.508Z	5.976° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-20 07:50:40.508Z	111.842° ESE	2026-06-20 07:53:40.508Z	40.965° NE	38.734°	2026-06-20 07:55:40.508Z	349.381° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 08:01:40.508Z	102.325° ESE	2026-06-20 08:03:40.508Z	48.81° ENE	39.687°	2026-06-20 08:05:40.508Z	354.793° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 08:11:40.508Z	109.696° ESE	2026-06-20 08:13:40.508Z	57.327° ENE	40.444°	2026-06-20 08:15:40.508Z	359.841° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 08:21:40.508Z	116.935° SE	2026-06-20 08:23:40.508Z	66.666° ENE	41.02°	2026-06-20 08:26:40.508Z	346.777° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 08:31:40.508Z	123.941° SE	2026-06-20 08:33:40.508Z	76.898° E	41.417°	2026-06-20 08:36:40.508Z	351.173° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 08:42:40.508Z	114.99° SE	2026-06-20 08:44:40.508Z	47.103° ENE	41.952°	2026-06-20 08:46:40.508Z	355.073° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 08:52:40.508Z	123.39° SE	2026-06-20 08:54:40.508Z	57.36° ENE	42.653°	2026-06-20 08:56:40.508Z	358.577° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 09:02:40.508Z	131.242° SE	2026-06-20 09:04:40.508Z	69.811° E	43.148°	2026-06-20 09:07:40.508Z	349.082° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 09:12:40.508Z	138.434° SSE	2026-06-20 09:14:40.508Z	84.715° E	43.441°	2026-06-20 09:17:40.508Z	351.906° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 09:23:40.508Z	132.215° SE	2026-06-20 09:25:40.508Z	39.988° NE	43.566°	2026-06-20 09:27:40.508Z	354.178° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 09:33:40.508Z	141.089° SSE	2026-06-20 09:35:40.508Z	52.456° ENE	44.144°	2026-06-20 09:37:40.508Z	355.912° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 09:43:40.508Z	148.719° SSE	2026-06-20 09:45:40.508Z	72.283° E	44.497°	2026-06-20 09:48:40.508Z	350.344° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 09:53:40.508Z	155.184° SSE	2026-06-20 09:55:40.508Z	102.201° ESE	44.624°	2026-06-20 09:58:40.508Z	351.543° N
4 mins	2026-06-20 10:04:40.508Z	155.118° SSE	2026-06-20 10:05:40.508Z	133.36° SE	44.517°	2026-06-20 10:08:40.508Z	352.064° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 10:14:40.508Z	162.573° S	2026-06-20 10:16:40.508Z	20.233° NNE	44.846°	2026-06-20 10:19:40.508Z	350.296° N
5 mins	2026-06-20 10:24:40.508Z	168.383° S	2026-06-20 10:26:40.508Z	48.956° ENE	44.998°	2026-06-20 10:29:40.508Z	350.563° N

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NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA, 52178 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year 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)

NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA Visibility forecast

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