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SONATE-2, 59112

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SONATE-2, 59112 is a payload satellite owned by U Wurzburg (DE) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 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

59112, 2024-043Q

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (DE)

Manufacturer

U Wurzburg

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.051 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SONATE-2
1 59112U 24043Q   26033.86108058  .00033986  00000-0  63523-3 0  9992
2 59112  97.5356 177.2020 0008289 339.9086  20.1837 15.48637545107039

Epoch: 2026-02-02T20:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T20:39:57.362Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

94.16269°

Altitude

418.546 km

Speed

7.663 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 48m 48s

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

17:08:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

423.277 km

Perigee altitude

412.011 km

Semi-major axis

6,795.781 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.5356°

RAAN

177.202°

Arg. of periapsis

339.9086°

True anomaly

20.2165°

Mean anomaly

20.1837°

Eccentric anomaly

20.2001°

Mean motion

3.87422 °/min

Orbital period

92.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00063523

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SONATE-2 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.
5 mins	2026-02-03 22:02:27.205Z	28.819° NE	2026-02-03 22:04:27.205Z	72.939° E	34.072°	2026-02-03 22:07:27.205Z	171.665° S
4 mins	2026-02-04 10:01:27.205Z	214.768° SW	2026-02-04 10:03:27.205Z	276.099° WNW	25.092°	2026-02-04 10:05:27.205Z	320.34° NNW

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SONATE-2, 59112

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T20:39:57.362Z)

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